diff --git a/lily/tuplet-bracket.cc b/lily/tuplet-bracket.cc
index cfae0b9..09d336b 100644
--- a/lily/tuplet-bracket.cc
+++ b/lily/tuplet-bracket.cc
@@ -280,12 +280,20 @@ Tuplet_bracket::print (SCM smob)
   else if (bracket == ly_symbol2scm ("if-no-beam"))
     bracket_visibility = !par_beam;
   
+  /* Don't print a tuplet bracket and number if no control-points were calculated */
   SCM cpoints =  me->get_property ("control-points");
   if (scm_ilength (cpoints) < 2)
     {
       me->suicide ();
       return SCM_EOL;
     }
+  /*  if the tuplet does not span any time, i.e. a single-note tuplet, hide
+      the bracket, but still let the number be displayed */
+  if (robust_scm2moment (me->get_bound (LEFT)->get_column ()->get_property ("when"), Moment (0))
+      == robust_scm2moment (me->get_bound (RIGHT)->get_column ()->get_property ("when"), Moment (0)))
+  {
+      bracket_visibility = false;
+  }
   
   Drul_array<Offset> points;
   points[LEFT] = ly_scm2offset (scm_car (cpoints));
@@ -686,16 +694,6 @@ Tuplet_bracket::calc_positions (SCM smob)
 {
   Spanner *me = unsmob_spanner (smob);
 
-  /*
-    Don't print if it doesn't span time.
-   */
-  if (robust_scm2moment (me->get_bound (LEFT)->get_column ()->get_property ("when"), Moment (0))
-      == robust_scm2moment (me->get_bound (RIGHT)->get_column ()->get_property ("when"), Moment (0)))
-    {
-      me->suicide ();
-      return SCM_EOL;
-    }
-
   Real dy = 0.0;
   Real offset = 0.0;
   calc_position_and_height (me, &offset, &dy);
diff --git a/lily/tuplet-number.cc b/lily/tuplet-number.cc
index 22d857b..78697ca 100644
--- a/lily/tuplet-number.cc
+++ b/lily/tuplet-number.cc
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ Tuplet_number::print (SCM smob)
       return SCM_EOL;
     }
 
-  /*
-    Don't print if it doesn't span time.
-   */
-  if (robust_scm2moment (tuplet->get_bound (LEFT)->get_column ()->get_property ("when"), Moment (0))
-      == robust_scm2moment (tuplet->get_bound (RIGHT)->get_column ()->get_property ("when"), Moment (0)))
-    {
-      me->suicide ();
-      return SCM_EOL;
-    }
-
   SCM stc_scm = Text_interface::print (smob);
   Stencil *stc = unsmob_stencil (stc_scm);