diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-user.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-user.tt
index 8b765f6b09..462f5d7dd8 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-user.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/modules/opac-user.tt
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ $.tablesorter.addParser({
             [% END %]
             [% IF ( renewal_blocked_fines ) && ( OpacRenewalAllowed ) %]
                 <span id="renewal_blocked_fines"><li><strong>Please note: </strong> Since you have <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-account.pl">[% IF renewal_blocked_fines != "0.00" %] more than <span id="renewal_blocked_fines_amount">[% renewal_blocked_fines %]</span> in [% END %] fines</a>, you cannot renew your books online. Please pay your fines if you wish to renew your books.</li></span>
-            [% ELSIF ( renewal_blocked_fines ) %]
-                <span id="renewal_blocked_fines"><li><strong>Please note: </strong> You currently owe <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-account.pl"><span id="renewal_blocked_fines_amount">[% renewal_blocked_fines_amountoutstanding %] in fines. Please pay your fines if you wish to renew your books.</span></a></li></span>
             [% END %]
         </ul></div>
         [% END %]
diff --git a/opac/opac-user.pl b/opac/opac-user.pl
index 750a9c34e9..df60792c4d 100755
--- a/opac/opac-user.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-user.pl
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if ( 5 >= $borr->{'amountoutstanding'} && $borr->{'amountoutstanding'} > 0 ) {
 my $no_renewal_amt = C4::Context->preference( 'OPACFineNoRenewals' );
 $no_renewal_amt ||= 0;
 
-if ( $borr->{amountoutstanding} > $no_renewal_amt ) {
+if (  C4::Context->preference( 'OpacRenewalAllowed' ) && $borr->{amountoutstanding} > $no_renewal_amt ) {
     $borr->{'flagged'} = 1;
     $canrenew = 0;
     $template->param(