1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch-count.c b/notmuch-count.c
index 390794ff..c2f1b7db 100644
--- a/notmuch-count.c
+++ b/notmuch-count.c
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ notmuch_count_command (notmuch_config_t *config, int argc, char *argv[])
 	return 1;
     }
 
-    if (*query_str == '\0') {
-	query_str = talloc_strdup (config, "");
-    }
-
     query = notmuch_query_create (notmuch, query_str);
     if (query == NULL) {
 	fprintf (stderr, "Out of memory\n");