1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java
index 9c98907be2..d7d634bd4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ final class JavaInfoBuildHelper {
       Object hostJavabase,
       Location location)
       throws EvalException {
-    if (sourceFiles.isEmpty() && sourceJars.isEmpty() && exports.isEmpty()) {
-      throw new EvalException(
-          null, "source_jars, sources and exports cannot be simultaneous empty");
-    }
     final Artifact sourceJar;
     if (sourceFiles.isEmpty() && sourceJars.isEmpty()) {
       sourceJar = null;