Index: course/edit_form.php
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--- course/edit_form.php	(date 1360011434000)
+++ course/edit_form.php	(revision )
@@ -314,14 +314,16 @@
         $formatvalue = $mform->getElementValue('format');
         if (is_array($formatvalue) && !empty($formatvalue)) {
             $courseformat = course_get_format((object)array('format' => $formatvalue[0]));
+            $elements = $courseformat->create_edit_form_elements($mform);
+
+            if (!empty($elements)) {
-            $newel = $mform->createElement('header', '', get_string('courseformatoptions', 'moodle',
+                $newel = $mform->createElement('header', '', get_string('courseformatoptions', 'moodle',
                     $courseformat->get_format_name()));
-            $mform->insertElementBefore($newel, 'addcourseformatoptionshere');
+                $mform->insertElementBefore($newel, 'addcourseformatoptionshere');
-
-            $elements = $courseformat->create_edit_form_elements($mform);
-            for ($i = 0; $i < count($elements); $i++) {
-                $mform->insertElementBefore($mform->removeElement($elements[$i]->getName(), false),
+                for ($i = 0; $i < count($elements); $i++) {
+                    $mform->insertElementBefore($mform->removeElement($elements[$i]->getName(), false),
                         'addcourseformatoptionshere');
+                }
             }
         }
     }