diff --git a/src/applications/phame/editor/PhamePostEditor.php b/src/applications/phame/editor/PhamePostEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/editor/PhamePostEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/editor/PhamePostEditor.php
@@ -209,7 +209,10 @@
 
     $body = parent::buildMailBody($object, $xactions);
 
-    $body->addRemarkupSection(null, $object->getBody());
+    if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
+      $body->addRemarkupSection(null, $object->getBody());
+    }
+
     $body->addLinkSection(
       pht('POST DETAIL'),
       PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI($object->getViewURI()));