var myStories = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().getElements(); for (i = myStories.length - 1; i >= 0; i--){ var myTextFrames = myStories[i].textContainers; for (j = myTextFrames.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) { if (myTextFrames[j].contents == ""){ myTextFrames[j].remove(); } } }