Index: modules/system/region.tpl.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/region.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -p -r1.1 region.tpl.php
--- modules/system/region.tpl.php	5 Oct 2009 02:43:01 -0000	1.1
+++ modules/system/region.tpl.php	22 Aug 2010 04:38:41 -0000
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  * @see template_process()
  */
 ?>
-<div class="<?php print $classes; ?>">
-  <?php print $content; ?>
-</div>
+<?php if($content): ?>
+  <div class="<?php print $classes; ?>">
+    <?php print $content; ?>
+  </div>
+<?php endif; ?>