diff --git a/src/lib/common/xundump.c b/src/lib/common/xundump.c
index 087416b4..405f5bf2 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/xundump.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/xundump.c
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ xuflds(FILE *fp, struct value values[])
 		"Expected space or newline as field separator found %c",
 		sep);
     }
-    if (i == 0)
-	return gripe("No columns read");
     values[++i].v_type = VAL_NOTUSED;
     return i;
 }