diff --git a/core/fpdftext/cpdf_textpage.cpp b/core/fpdftext/cpdf_textpage.cpp
index 3e19578..8a20482 100644
--- a/core/fpdftext/cpdf_textpage.cpp
+++ b/core/fpdftext/cpdf_textpage.cpp
@@ -304,14 +304,10 @@
       if (m_CharIndices.size() % 2) {
         m_CharIndices.push_back(1);
       } else {
-        if (m_CharIndices.empty())
-          continue;
         m_CharIndices.back() += 1;
       }
     } else {
       if (m_CharIndices.size() % 2) {
-        if (m_CharIndices.empty())
-          continue;
         m_CharIndices.back() = i + 1;
       } else {
         m_CharIndices.push_back(i + 1);