diff --git a/src/core/document.js b/src/core/document.js
index 993f8fa39..aba5117ef 100644
--- a/src/core/document.js
+++ b/src/core/document.js
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class Page {
     if (cropBox === mediaBox || isArrayEqual(cropBox, mediaBox)) {
       view = mediaBox;
     } else {
-      const box = Util.intersect(cropBox, mediaBox, /* skipEmpty = */ true);
-      if (box) {
+      const box = Util.intersect(cropBox, mediaBox);
+      if (box && ((box[2] - box[0]) !== 0 && (box[3] - box[1]) !== 0)) {
         view = box;
       } else {
         warn('Empty /CropBox and /MediaBox intersection.');
diff --git a/src/shared/util.js b/src/shared/util.js
index bc29e9d2b..e2545ffc0 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.js
+++ b/src/shared/util.js
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ var Util = (function UtilClosure() {
   // Returns a rectangle [x1, y1, x2, y2] corresponding to the
   // intersection of rect1 and rect2. If no intersection, returns 'false'
   // The rectangle coordinates of rect1, rect2 should be [x1, y1, x2, y2]
-  Util.intersect = function Util_intersect(rect1, rect2, skipEmpty = false) {
+  Util.intersect = function Util_intersect(rect1, rect2) {
     function compare(a, b) {
       return a - b;
     }
@@ -781,10 +781,6 @@ var Util = (function UtilClosure() {
       return null;
     }
 
-    if (skipEmpty &&
-        ((result[2] - result[0]) === 0 || (result[3] - result[1]) === 0)) {
-      return null;
-    }
     return result;
   };