Index: code/parse/parselo.cpp
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--- code/parse/parselo.cpp	(revision 11178)
+++ code/parse/parselo.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1096,11 +1096,6 @@
 		//Set final length for faster calcs
 		flen = pos-Mp;
 
-		// if we don't have anything to read then bail
-		if (flen <= 0) {
-			return NULL;
-		}
-
 		//Allocate the memory
 		//WMC - Don't forget the null character that's added later on.
 		rval = (char*) vm_malloc((flen + extra_chars + 1)*sizeof(char));