diff --git a/__tests__/sanity.test.js b/__tests__/sanity.test.js
index be15fff2a..05a1b6fed 100644
--- a/__tests__/sanity.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/sanity.test.js
@@ -30,13 +30,19 @@ it('does not add any CSS if no Tailwind features are used', () => {
 })
 
 it('generates the right CSS with implicit screen utilities', () => {
-  const input = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(`${__dirname}/fixtures/tailwind-input-with-explicit-screen-utilities.css`), 'utf8')
+  const input = fs.readFileSync(
+    path.resolve(`${__dirname}/fixtures/tailwind-input-with-explicit-screen-utilities.css`),
+    'utf8'
+  )
 
   return postcss([tailwind()])
     .process(input)
     .then(result => {
-      const expected = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(`${__dirname}/fixtures/tailwind-output-with-explicit-screen-utilities.css`), 'utf8')
+      const expected = fs.readFileSync(
+        path.resolve(`${__dirname}/fixtures/tailwind-output-with-explicit-screen-utilities.css`),
+        'utf8'
+      )
 
       expect(result.css).toBe(expected)
     })
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js
index 73a89f8a2..7203d800a 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ export default function(config) {
           return cloned
         })
       )
-      finalRules.push(mediaQuery)
 
-      if (mediaQuery.nodes.length) {
-        css.append(mediaQuery)
-      }
+      finalRules.push(mediaQuery)
     })
 
+    const hasScreenRules = finalRules.some(i => i.nodes.length !== 0)
+    if (!hasScreenRules) {
+      return
+    }
+
     let includesScreenUtilitiesExplicitly = false
     css.walkAtRules('tailwind', atRule => {
       if (atRule.params === 'screens') {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export default function(config) {
       }
     })
 
-    if(! includesScreenUtilitiesExplicitly) {
+    if (!includesScreenUtilitiesExplicitly) {
       css.append(finalRules)
     }
   }