diff --git a/llama.cpp b/llama.cpp
index 319cb1a69..931a84c68 100644
--- a/llama.cpp
+++ b/llama.cpp
@@ -13043,10 +13043,6 @@ static std::vector<llama_grammar_candidate> llama_grammar_reject_candidates_for_
         }
     }
 
-    if (next_candidates.empty()) {
-        return rejects;
-    }
-
     const auto * stack_pos_after = llama_grammar_match_char(stack_pos, 0).second;
 
     // update top of stack to next element, if any