diff --git a/iterator.js b/iterator.js
index 74eb017..0f64738 100644
--- a/iterator.js
+++ b/iterator.js
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ Iterator.prototype.createKeyRange = function (options) {
   var lowerOpen = ltgt.lowerBoundExclusive(options)
   var upperOpen = ltgt.upperBoundExclusive(options)
 
-  // Temporary workaround for Level/abstract-leveldown#318
-  if ((Buffer.isBuffer(lower) || typeof lower === 'string') && lower.length === 0) lower = undefined
-  if ((Buffer.isBuffer(upper) || typeof upper === 'string') && upper.length === 0) upper = undefined
-  if ((Buffer.isBuffer(lowerOpen) || typeof lowerOpen === 'string') && lowerOpen.length === 0) lowerOpen = undefined
-  if ((Buffer.isBuffer(upperOpen) || typeof upperOpen === 'string') && upperOpen.length === 0) upperOpen = undefined
-
   if (lower !== undefined && upper !== undefined) {
     return IDBKeyRange.bound(lower, upper, lowerOpen, upperOpen)
   } else if (lower !== undefined) {