diff --git a/lib/decoding.c b/lib/decoding.c
index 6cc6a3f..85f6b2a 100644
--- a/lib/decoding.c
+++ b/lib/decoding.c
@@ -2338,13 +2338,6 @@
           goto cleanup;
         }
 
-      if (out_len == 0)
-        {
-          warn();
-          result = ASN1_DER_ERROR;
-          goto cleanup;
-        }
-
       result = append(&total, &total_size, cout, out_len);
       if (result != ASN1_SUCCESS)
         {