diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.cc b/src/logging/Manager.cc
index 84e69b6d7b..da1ff9d192 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.cc
@@ -1566,9 +1566,6 @@ threading::Value Manager::ValToLogVal(WriterInfo* info, const Stream* stream, st
                 info->total_truncated_containers->Inc();
             }
 
-            if ( allowed_elements == 0 )
-                return lval;
-
             lval.val.set_val.vals = new threading::Value*[allowed_elements];
 
             for ( size_t i = 0; i < allowed_elements && total_record_size < max_log_record_size; i++ ) {
@@ -1597,9 +1594,6 @@ threading::Value Manager::ValToLogVal(WriterInfo* info, const Stream* stream, st
                 info->total_truncated_containers->Inc();
             }
 
-            if ( allowed_elements == 0 )
-                return lval;
-
             lval.val.vector_val.vals = new threading::Value*[allowed_elements];
 
             auto& vv = vec->RawVec();