diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_template.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_template.js
index 0cf0fba69e..f3207374c9 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_template.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_template.js
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ var et2_template = et2_DOMWidget.extend({
 
 	/**
 	 * Override parent to support content attribute
+	 * Templates always have ID set, but seldom do we want them to
+	 * create a namespace based on their ID.
 	 */
 	checkCreateNamespace: function() {
 		if(this.content)
@@ -147,10 +149,6 @@ var et2_template = et2_DOMWidget.extend({
 			this.id = this.content;
 			this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-		}
 	},
 
 	getDOMNode: function() {