1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 0423af1c31..bff9152df5 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@ static void set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    if (!*str) {
-        g_free(str);
-        str = NULL;
-    }
     if (*ptr) {
         g_free(*ptr);
     }