diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index c77f650615..a1ba568f81 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -2056,9 +2056,6 @@ struct ast_exten *pbx_find_extension(struct ast_channel *chan,
 	ast_log(LOG_NOTICE,"Looking for cont/ext/prio/label/action = %s/%s/%d/%s/%d\n", context, exten, priority, label, (int)action);
 #endif
 
-	if (ast_strlen_zero(exten))
-		return NULL;
-
 	/* Initialize status if appropriate */
 	if (q->stacklen == 0) {
 		q->status = STATUS_NO_CONTEXT;