diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index 92f374e84..59a3c3162 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -2721,10 +2721,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		qcx := h.api.Txf().NewQcx()
 		defer qcx.Abort()
 
-		if len(req.Values) == 0 {
-			return
-		}
-
 		if err := h.api.ImportValue(r.Context(), qcx, req, opts...); err != nil {
 			switch errors.Cause(err) {
 			case pilosa.ErrClusterDoesNotOwnShard, pilosa.ErrPreconditionFailed: