diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98d877d1e..e79dce8ec 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-09-15  Alexei Podtelezhnikov  <apodtele@gmail.com>
+
+	* src/smooth/ftgrays.c (gray_sweep): Remove check for empty table.
+
 2016-09-14  Alexei Podtelezhnikov  <apodtele@gmail.com>
 
 	[smooth] Another tiny speed-up.
diff --git a/src/smooth/ftgrays.c b/src/smooth/ftgrays.c
index ab00c1aa6..e75763519 100644
--- a/src/smooth/ftgrays.c
+++ b/src/smooth/ftgrays.c
@@ -1298,9 +1298,6 @@ typedef ptrdiff_t  FT_PtrDist;
     int  y;
 
 
-    if ( ras.num_cells == 0 )
-      return;
-
     FT_TRACE7(( "gray_sweep: start\n" ));
 
     for ( y = ras.min_ey; y < ras.max_ey; y++ )