diff --git a/flixel/text/FlxText.hx b/flixel/text/FlxText.hx
index 80eeac8a2b..53d9de06d0 100644
--- a/flixel/text/FlxText.hx
+++ b/flixel/text/FlxText.hx
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class FlxText extends FlxSprite
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (textField != null && textField.text != null && textField.text.length > 0)
+		if (textField != null && textField.text != null)
 		{
 			// Now that we've cleared a buffer, we need to actually render the text to it
 			copyTextFormat(_defaultFormat, _formatAdjusted);