diff --git a/src/macro-condition-file.cpp b/src/macro-condition-file.cpp
index 16a5af4f..c8dd5ef6 100644
--- a/src/macro-condition-file.cpp
+++ b/src/macro-condition-file.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ bool MacroConditionFile::checkLocalFileContent()
 {
 	QString t = QString::fromStdString(_text);
 	QFile file(QString::fromStdString(_file));
-	if (_file.empty() || !file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+	if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/switch-file.cpp b/src/switch-file.cpp
index f963e79d..55f27d92 100644
--- a/src/switch-file.cpp
+++ b/src/switch-file.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ bool checkLocalFileContent(FileSwitch &s)
 {
 	QString t = QString::fromStdString(s.text);
 	QFile file(QString::fromStdString(s.file));
-	if (s.file.empty() || !file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+	if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
 		return false;
 	}