diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Text.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/Text.cpp
index 8eb12d634..7284b8efa 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Text.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ void Text::addTextData(const TextData &t)
 		text_data.clear();
 	}
 
-	if (vertices.empty())
-		return;
-
 	if (t.use_matrix)
 		t.matrix.transformXY(&vertices[0], &vertices[0], (int) vertices.size());