diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusutil.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusutil.cpp
index 78d225109a0..6eee371305c 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusutil.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusutil.cpp
@@ -392,9 +392,6 @@ namespace QDBusUtil
             return isValidUniqueConnectionName(busName);
 
         const auto parts = QStringView{busName}.split(u'.');
-        if (parts.size() < 1)
-            return false;
-
         for (QStringView part : parts) {
             if (part.isEmpty())
                 return false;