diff --git a/koans/about_message_passing.rb b/koans/about_message_passing.rb
index 251e362..26e7b66 100644
--- a/koans/about_message_passing.rb
+++ b/koans/about_message_passing.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class AboutMessagePassing < EdgeCase::Koan
 
   class MessageCatcher
     def add_a_payload(*args)
-      return :empty unless args
       args
     end
   end
diff --git a/src/about_message_passing.rb b/src/about_message_passing.rb
index 59e3056..047f52d 100644
--- a/src/about_message_passing.rb
+++ b/src/about_message_passing.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class AboutMessagePassing < EdgeCase::Koan
 
   class MessageCatcher
     def add_a_payload(*args)
-      return :empty unless args
       args
     end
   end