diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 4a6bf17..d1fd83c 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists ( 'understrap_posted_on' ) ) {
 		$byline      = apply_filters(
 			'understrap_posted_by', sprintf(
 				'<span class="byline"> %1$s<span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%2$s"> %3$s</a></span></span>',
-				$posted_on ? esc_html_x( 'by', 'post author', 'understrap' ) : esc_html_x( 'Posted by', 'post author', 'understrap' ),
+				esc_html_x( 'by', 'post author', 'understrap' ),
 				esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
 				esc_html( get_the_author() )
 			)