diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Stmt/RemoveConditionExactReturnRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Stmt/RemoveConditionExactReturnRector.php
index b7ccb574b5a..8eaaaea6205 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Stmt/RemoveConditionExactReturnRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Stmt/RemoveConditionExactReturnRector.php
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ final class SomeClass
 {
     public function __construct(array $items)
     {
-        if ($items === []) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
         return $items;
     }
 }