diff --git a/src/black/lines.py b/src/black/lines.py
index f43b8281000..1234bca6e05 100644
--- a/src/black/lines.py
+++ b/src/black/lines.py
@@ -450,11 +450,7 @@ def maybe_empty_lines(self, current_line: Line) -> int:
             and len(self.previous_lines) == 1
             and self.previous_lines[-1].is_triple_quoted_string
         ):
-            # Newlines after multi-line module level docstring.
-            if str(self.previous_lines[-1].leaves[0]).count("\n") >= 1:
-                before = 0
-            else:
-                before = 1
+            before = 1
 
         self.previous_lines.append(current_line)
         return before