diff --git a/administrator/components/com_languages/models/overrides.php b/administrator/components/com_languages/models/overrides.php
index 0b60d97e39f0a..0849461230a13 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_languages/models/overrides.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_languages/models/overrides.php
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public function getOverrides($all = false)
 		$filename = constant('JPATH_' . $client) . '/language/overrides/' . $this->getState('filter.language') . '.override.ini';
 		$strings = LanguagesHelper::parseFile($filename);
 
+		// Delete the override.ini file if empty
+		if (file_exists($filename) && empty($strings))
+		{
+			JFile::delete($filename);
+		}
+
 		// Filter the loaded strings according to the search box
 		$search = $this->getState('filter.search');