diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index 3a99cea9e4..945061b8fb 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ class LRCLibItem(TypedDict):
 class LRCLyrics:
     #: Percentage tolerance for max duration difference between lyrics and item.
     DURATION_DIFF_TOLERANCE = 0.05
+    remove_empty_times = partial(
+        re.compile(r"^\[\d+:\d+.\d+\] *$", re.M).sub, ""
+    )
 
     target_duration: float
     duration: float
@@ -348,7 +351,10 @@ def get_text(self, want_synced: bool) -> str:
         if self.instrumental:
             return INSTRUMENTAL_LYRICS
 
-        return self.synced if want_synced and self.synced else self.plain
+        if want_synced and self.synced:
+            return self.remove_empty_times(self.synced).strip()
+
+        return self.plain
 
 
 class LRCLib(Backend):
diff --git a/test/plugins/lyrics_pages.py b/test/plugins/lyrics_pages.py
index 84c2457ba4..9a5f85f6db 100644
--- a/test/plugins/lyrics_pages.py
+++ b/test/plugins/lyrics_pages.py
@@ -278,21 +278,20 @@ def backend(self) -> str:
         [00:39.18] See how they run
         [00:43.33] Lady Madonna, baby at your breast
         [00:48.50] Wonders how you manage to feed the rest
-        [00:52.54]
+
         [01:01.32] Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
         [01:05.03] Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba, ba-ba, ba-ba
         [01:09.58] Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba
         [01:14.27] See how they run
         [01:19.05] Lady Madonna, lying on the bed
         [01:22.99] Listen to the music playing in your head
-        [01:27.92]
+
         [01:36.33] Tuesday afternoon is never ending
         [01:40.47] Wednesday morning papers didn't come
         [01:44.76] Thursday night your stockings needed mending
         [01:49.35] See how they run
         [01:53.73] Lady Madonna, children at your feet
         [01:58.65] Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
-        [02:06.04]
         """,
     ),
     LyricsPage.make(
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py b/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
index fe5909e327..8f5c839931 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
@@ -377,10 +377,23 @@ def fetch_lyrics(self, backend, requests_mock, request_kwargs):
 
         return partial(backend.fetch, "la", "la", "la", self.ITEM_DURATION)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("response_data", [[lyrics_match()]])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "response_data",
+        [
+            [
+                lyrics_match(
+                    plainLyrics="plain",
+                    syncedLyrics="[00:00.00] synced\n[00:01.00] ",
+                )
+            ]
+        ],
+    )
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "plugin_config, expected_lyrics",
-        [({"synced": True}, "synced"), ({"synced": False}, "plain")],
+        [
+            ({"synced": True}, "[00:00.00] synced"),  # empty timestamp is gone
+            ({"synced": False}, "plain"),
+        ],
     )
     def test_synced_config_option(self, fetch_lyrics, expected_lyrics):
         assert fetch_lyrics() == expected_lyrics