diff --git a/AK/String.cpp b/AK/String.cpp
index 2c011e279ea..b9f6beac933 100644
--- a/AK/String.cpp
+++ b/AK/String.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ String String::substring(size_t start, size_t length) const
 
 StringView String::substring_view(size_t start, size_t length) const
 {
-    if (!length)
-        return {};
     ASSERT(m_impl);
     ASSERT(start + length <= m_impl->length());
     // FIXME: This needs some input bounds checking.
diff --git a/AK/StringView.cpp b/AK/StringView.cpp
index 54c1e21dcc4..ba34ebabc22 100644
--- a/AK/StringView.cpp
+++ b/AK/StringView.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ bool StringView::ends_with(const StringView& str) const
 
 StringView StringView::substring_view(size_t start, size_t length) const
 {
-    if (!length)
-        return {};
     ASSERT(start + length <= m_length);
     return { m_characters + start, length };
 }