diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index 65f7ceaa5..609edd4a8 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -6879,9 +6879,7 @@ at the text of the entry itself."
 		     (org-get-at-bol 'org-marker)))
 	 (buffer (and marker (marker-buffer marker)))
 	 (prefix (buffer-substring
-		  (point-at-bol)
-		  (or (text-property-any (point-at-bol) (point-at-eol) 'org-heading t)
-		      (point-at-bol)))))
+		  (point-at-bol) (point-at-eol))))
     (cond
      (buffer
       (with-current-buffer buffer