diff --git a/json.c b/json.c
index 3fd923ca..817fc83a 100644
--- a/json.c
+++ b/json.c
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ json_quote_chararray(const void *ctx, const char *str, const size_t len)
     size_t loop;
     size_t required;
 
-    if (len == 0)
-	return (char *)"\"\"";
-
     for (loop = 0, required = 0, ptr = str;
 	 loop < len;
 	 loop++, required++, ptr++) {