diff --git a/lib/remote/httpresponse.cpp b/lib/remote/httpresponse.cpp
index 649bcb8bd..a9af73bfd 100644
--- a/lib/remote/httpresponse.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/httpresponse.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ void HttpResponse::WriteBody(const char *data, size_t count)
 {
 	ASSERT(m_State == HttpResponseHeaders || m_State == HttpResponseBody);
 
-	if (count == 0)
-		return;
-
 	if (m_Request.ProtocolVersion == HttpVersion10) {
 		if (!m_Body)
 			m_Body = new FIFO();