diff --git a/MagickCore/annotate.c b/MagickCore/annotate.c
index 01e4b1a7f3..981ac2f0d4 100644
--- a/MagickCore/annotate.c
+++ b/MagickCore/annotate.c
@@ -790,8 +790,6 @@ MagickExport MagickBooleanType GetMultilineTypeMetrics(Image *image,
   assert(draw_info != (DrawInfo *) NULL);
   assert(draw_info->text != (char *) NULL);
   assert(draw_info->signature == MagickCoreSignature);
-  if (*draw_info->text == '\0')
-    return(MagickFalse);
   annotate_info=CloneDrawInfo((ImageInfo *) NULL,draw_info);
   annotate_info->text=DestroyString(annotate_info->text);
   /*