diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_fruit.c b/source3/modules/vfs_fruit.c
index 30fab85ee98..a3dabcd31c1 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_fruit.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_fruit.c
@@ -1014,10 +1014,6 @@ static bool ad_convert_xattr(struct adouble *ad,
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	if (ad->adx_header.adx_num_attrs == 0) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	if (string_replace_cmaps == NULL) {
 		const char **mappings = NULL;