diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/PropertyPath.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/PropertyPath.php
index 9f33f9a2aa..756377d0df 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/PropertyPath.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Util/PropertyPath.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class PropertyPath implements \IteratorAggregate
      */
     public function __construct($propertyPath)
     {
-        if ('' === $propertyPath || null === $propertyPath) {
+        if (null === $propertyPath) {
             throw new InvalidPropertyPathException('The property path must not be empty');
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/PropertyPathTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/PropertyPathTest.php
index 74daa2f9b7..178c738b4f 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/PropertyPathTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Tests/Component/Form/PropertyPathTest.php
@@ -385,13 +385,6 @@ class PropertyPathTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         new PropertyPath('property.$form');
     }
 
-    public function testInvalidPropertyPath_empty()
-    {
-        $this->setExpectedException('Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidPropertyPathException');
-
-        new PropertyPath('');
-    }
-
     public function testInvalidPropertyPath_null()
     {
         $this->setExpectedException('Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidPropertyPathException');