1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index 5fe691dbc..62bc6e181 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -1218,8 +1218,7 @@ static void format_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
 	if (!sha1)
 		return;
 
-	if (!(msg = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &msglen)) || !msglen ||
-			type != OBJ_BLOB) {
+	if (!(msg = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &msglen)) || type != OBJ_BLOB) {
 		free(msg);
 		return;
 	}