diff --git a/lib/geocoder/lookups/base.rb b/lib/geocoder/lookups/base.rb
index 3234bbd22535d05dc49227231c5824a62dbb772b..4045c6b57e505a5d8c2785d33a990c0d1a4755c7 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/lookups/base.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/lookups/base.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module Geocoder
       # for reverse geocoding.
       #
       def search(*args)
-        return [] if args[0].nil? || args[0] == ""
         if res = results(args.join(","), args.size == 2)
           res.map{ |r| result_class.new(r) }
         else