diff --git a/messages/rule-viewer.md b/messages/rule-viewer.md
index b6bcf2726..7f150c7de 100644
--- a/messages/rule-viewer.md
+++ b/messages/rule-viewer.md
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-# summary.found-no-rules
-
-Found 0 rules.
-
-# summary.found-rules
-
-Found %d rule(s):
-
 # summary.detail.header
 
 %d. %s
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.ts b/src/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.ts
index 1e1c82b57..ed7246f52 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@ abstract class AbstractRuleDisplayer implements RuleViewer {
 	}
 
 	public view(rules: Rule[]): void {
-		if (rules.length === 0) {
-			this.display.displayLog(getMessage(BundleName.RuleViewer, 'summary.found-no-rules'));
-		} else {
-			this.display.displayLog(getMessage(BundleName.RuleViewer, 'summary.found-rules', [rules.length]));
+		this.displayLineSeparator();
+		if (rules.length > 0) {
 			this._view(rules);
+			this.displayLineSeparator();
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected displayLineSeparator(): void {
+		this.display.displayLog("");
+	}
+
 	protected abstract _view(rules: Rule[]): void;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/one-rule-details.txt b/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/one-rule-details.txt
index 12bad3fb1..c6d3e4d86 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/one-rule-details.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/one-rule-details.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-Found 1 rule(s):
+
 === 1. StubRule1
     severity:    2 (High)
     engine:      FakeEngine1
     type:        Standard
     tags:        Recommended, Security
     resources:   www.google.com
-    description: This is the description for a stub rule. Blah blah blah.
\ No newline at end of file
+    description: This is the description for a stub rule. Blah blah blah.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/two-rules-details.txt b/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/two-rules-details.txt
index 272c472fa..9eaea142b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/two-rules-details.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts/two-rules-details.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Found 2 rule(s):
+
 === 1. StubRule1
     severity:    2 (High)
     engine:      FakeEngine1
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ Found 2 rule(s):
     type:        Flow
     tags:        CodeStyle, Performance
     resources:   www.bing.com, www.salesforce.com
-    description: This is the description for a second stub rule. Blah blah blah.
\ No newline at end of file
+    description: This is the description for a second stub rule. Blah blah blah.
diff --git a/test/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts b/test/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts
index 2c5eb7f7f..51c718dc6 100644
--- a/test/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/viewers/RuleViewer.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const PATH_TO_COMPARISON_FILES = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'test
 
 describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 	describe('RuleDetailDisplayer', () => {
-		it('When given no rules, outputs summary and nothing else', () => {
+		it('When given no rules, outputs a line separator and nothing else', () => {
 			const display = new SpyDisplay();
 			const viewer = new RuleDetailDisplayer(display);
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 			expect(displayEvents).toHaveLength(1);
 			expect(displayEvents).toEqual([{
 				type: DisplayEventType.LOG,
-				data: 'Found 0 rules.'
+				data: ''
 			}]);
 		});
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 			]);
 
 			const actualDisplayEvents = display.getDisplayEvents();
-			expect(actualDisplayEvents).toHaveLength(2);
+			expect(actualDisplayEvents).toHaveLength(3);
 			for (const displayEvent of actualDisplayEvents) {
 				expect(displayEvent.type).toEqual(DisplayEventType.LOG);
 			}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 			]);
 
 			const actualDisplayEvents = display.getDisplayEvents();
-			expect(actualDisplayEvents).toHaveLength(2);
+			expect(actualDisplayEvents).toHaveLength(3);
 			for (const displayEvent of actualDisplayEvents) {
 				expect(displayEvent.type).toEqual(DisplayEventType.LOG);
 			}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 			expect(displayEvents).toHaveLength(1);
 			expect(displayEvents).toEqual([{
 				type: DisplayEventType.LOG,
-				data: 'Found 0 rules.'
+				data: ''
 			}]);
 		});
 
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 			]);
 
 			const displayEvents = display.getDisplayEvents();
-			expect(displayEvents).toHaveLength(2);
+			expect(displayEvents).toHaveLength(3);
 			expect(displayEvents).toEqual([{
 				type: DisplayEventType.LOG,
-				data: 'Found 1 rule(s):'
+				data: ''
 			}, {
 				type: DisplayEventType.TABLE,
 				data: JSON.stringify({
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 						tag: rule.getFormattedTags()
 					}]
 				})
+			}, {
+				type: DisplayEventType.LOG,
+				data: ''
 			}])
 		});
 
@@ -125,10 +128,10 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 			]);
 
 			const displayEvents = display.getDisplayEvents();
-			expect(displayEvents).toHaveLength(2);
+			expect(displayEvents).toHaveLength(3);
 			expect(displayEvents).toEqual([{
 				type: DisplayEventType.LOG,
-				data: 'Found 2 rule(s):'
+				data: ''
 			}, {
 				type: DisplayEventType.TABLE,
 				data: JSON.stringify({
@@ -147,6 +150,9 @@ describe('RuleViewer implementations', () => {
 						tag: rule2.getFormattedTags()
 					}]
 				})
+			}, {
+				type: DisplayEventType.LOG,
+				data: ''
 			}]);
 		});
 	});