1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Message.cpp b/qpid/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Message.cpp
index 299ed1b9f3..376e1cc5f6 100644
--- a/qpid/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Message.cpp
+++ b/qpid/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Message.cpp
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ void Message::setProperty(const std::string& k, const qpid::types::Variant& v) {
 
 void Message::setContent(const std::string& c) { this->setContentBytes(c); }
 void Message::setContent(const char* chars, size_t count) {
-    if (count == 0) impl->getContent().reset();
+    impl->getContent().reset();
     impl->setBytes(chars, count);
 }
 std::string Message::getContent() const { return impl->getBytes(); }
 
 void Message::setContentBytes(const std::string& c) {
-    if (c.empty()) impl->getContent().reset();
+    impl->getContent().reset();
     impl->setBytes(c);
 }
 std::string Message::getContentBytes() const {return impl->getBytes(); }