diff --git a/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php b/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php
index c447dcd6b8ccf..7760308ef968a 100644
--- a/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php
+++ b/components/com_content/tmpl/form/edit.php
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@
             <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('uitab.addTab', $this->tab_name, 'editor', Text::_('COM_CONTENT_ARTICLE_CONTENT')); ?>
                 <?php echo $this->form->renderField('title'); ?>
 
-                <?php if (is_null($this->item->id)) : ?>
-                    <?php echo $this->form->renderField('alias'); ?>
-                <?php endif; ?>
+                <?php echo $this->form->renderField('alias'); ?>
+
 
                 <?php echo $this->form->renderField('articletext'); ?>