1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 709c26399..363600662 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ rb_str_times(str, times)
     long i, len;
 
     len = NUM2LONG(times);
-    if (len == 0) return rb_str_new5(str,0,0);
     if (len < 0) {
 	rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "negative argument");
     }