diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/RedirectResponse.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/RedirectResponse.php
index a21eb5cc51..e7f47aa259 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/RedirectResponse.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/RedirectResponse.php
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ class RedirectResponse extends Response
      */
     public function __construct($url, $status = 302, $headers = array())
     {
-        if (empty($url)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Cannot redirect to an empty URL.');
-        }
-
         parent::__construct('', $status, $headers);
 
         $this->setTargetUrl($url);