diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
index 61bf7c4..86217c2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
@@ -7444,17 +7444,6 @@ check_save_entry (GtkFileChooserDefault *impl,
 
   chooser_entry = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ENTRY (impl->location_entry);
 
-  if (strlen (gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (chooser_entry))) == 0)
-    {
-      *file_ret = NULL;
-      *is_well_formed_ret = TRUE;
-      *is_empty_ret = TRUE;
-      *is_file_part_empty_ret = TRUE;
-      *is_folder = FALSE;
-
-      return;
-    }
-
   *is_empty_ret = FALSE;
 
   current_folder = _gtk_file_chooser_entry_get_current_folder (chooser_entry);
