diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index aab240dc8506a..72f05a4bb2578 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -651,10 +651,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(openssl_spki_new)
 	if (spki != NULL) {
 		NETSCAPE_SPKI_free(spki);
 	}
-
-	if (s && ZSTR_LEN(s) <= 0) {
-		RETVAL_FALSE;
-	}
 }
 /* }}} */