diff --git a/modules/gitter/widget.go b/modules/gitter/widget.go
index 66994ff5e..77e7d7c38 100644
--- a/modules/gitter/widget.go
+++ b/modules/gitter/widget.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) display() {
 
 func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 	title := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", widget.CommonSettings().Title, widget.settings.roomURI)
-	if widget.messages == nil || len(widget.messages) == 0 {
+	if len(widget.messages) == 0 {
 		return title, "No Messages To Display", false
 	}
 	var str string