diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/FootnoteParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/FootnoteParser.java
index 60f86a5..11e40ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/FootnoteParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/FootnoteParser.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ class FootnoteParser extends NoteParser {
         	}
         	else if (bFinal) {
         		// New page if required for footnotes as endnotes
-        		if (config.getXhtmlSplitLevel()>0) { hnode = converter.nextOutFile(); }
         		Element sectionElement = createNoteSection(hnode, "footnotes");
         		insertNoteHeading(sectionElement, config.getFootnotesHeading(), "footnotes");        	
         		flushAllNotes(sectionElement,"footnote");