diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedParser.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedParser.java
index b63a748f..f74284cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedParser.java
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ public class FeedParser {
 			feed.setLink(rss.getLink());
 			List<SyndEntry> items = rss.getEntries();
 
-			if (items.isEmpty()) {
-				throw new FeedException("No items in the feed.");
-			}
-
 			for (SyndEntry item : items) {
 				FeedEntry entry = new FeedEntry();