diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 0ff39e25..74d43599 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ if ( ! function_exists( '_s_posted_on' ) ) :
  * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
  */
 function _s_posted_on() {
-	$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
 	if ( get_the_time( 'U' ) !== get_the_modified_time( 'U' ) ) {
+		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
 		$time_string .= '<time class="updated" datetime="%3$s">%4$s</time>';
+	} else {
+		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
 	}
 
 	$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index a61fe8d6..2b7ed521 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ a:active {
 	margin: 0 0 1.5em;
 }
 .byline,
-.updated {
+.updated:not(.published) {
 	display: none;
 }
 .single .byline,