1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 34aa855df7..cc8e81290a 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1252,14 +1252,6 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (len < 1) {
-		emit_line(o, reset, reset, line, len);
-		if (ecbdata->diff_words
-		    && ecbdata->diff_words->type == DIFF_WORDS_PORCELAIN)
-			fputs("~\n", o->file);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (ecbdata->diff_words) {
 		if (line[0] == '-') {
 			diff_words_append(line, len,