diff --git a/tools/extract_changelog.py b/tools/extract_changelog.py
index fb0b849aa..bd718191a 100755
--- a/tools/extract_changelog.py
+++ b/tools/extract_changelog.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def main():
     i = 0
     while i < len(lines):
         if section_pattern.match(lines[i]):
-            i = i + 1
+            i = i + 2
             while i < len(lines):
                 if NEW_SECTION_PATTERN.match(lines[i]):
                     break
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ def main():
                 i = i + 1
         i = i + 1
 
-    changelog = [entry for entry in changelog if entry]
-
     print('\n'.join(changelog))