diff --git a/rocksdb/rocksdb.nim b/rocksdb/rocksdb.nim
index 70f120f..638db93 100644
--- a/rocksdb/rocksdb.nim
+++ b/rocksdb/rocksdb.nim
@@ -236,9 +236,6 @@ proc get*(
   ## The `onData` callback reduces the number of copies and therefore should be
   ## preferred if performance is required.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var
     len: csize_t
     errors: cstring
@@ -283,9 +280,6 @@ proc put*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Put the value for the given key into the specified column family.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var errors: cstring
   rocksdb_put_cf(
     db.cPtr,
@@ -351,9 +345,6 @@ proc delete*(
   ## If the value does not exist, the delete will be a no-op.
   ## To check if the value exists before or after a delete, use `keyExists`.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var errors: cstring
   rocksdb_delete_cf(
     db.cPtr,
diff --git a/rocksdb/transactions/transaction.nim b/rocksdb/transactions/transaction.nim
index 41332e3..65cc4c9 100644
--- a/rocksdb/transactions/transaction.nim
+++ b/rocksdb/transactions/transaction.nim
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ proc get*(
   ## Get the value for a given key from the transaction using the provided
   ## `onData` callback.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var
     len: csize_t
     errors: cstring
@@ -114,9 +111,6 @@ proc put*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Put the value for the given key into the transaction.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var errors: cstring
   rocksdb_transaction_put_cf(
     tx.cPtr,
@@ -140,9 +134,6 @@ proc delete*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Delete the value for the given key from the transaction.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var errors: cstring
   rocksdb_transaction_delete_cf(
     tx.cPtr,
diff --git a/rocksdb/writebatch.nim b/rocksdb/writebatch.nim
index 7126575..c065dbd 100644
--- a/rocksdb/writebatch.nim
+++ b/rocksdb/writebatch.nim
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ proc put*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Add a put operation to the write batch.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   rocksdb_writebatch_put_cf(
     batch.cPtr,
     cfHandle.cPtr,
@@ -74,9 +71,6 @@ proc delete*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Add a delete operation to the write batch.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   rocksdb_writebatch_delete_cf(
     batch.cPtr, cfHandle.cPtr, cast[cstring](unsafeAddr key[0]), csize_t(key.len)
   )
diff --git a/rocksdb/writebatchwi.nim b/rocksdb/writebatchwi.nim
index fe7fdaf..e251f0f 100644
--- a/rocksdb/writebatchwi.nim
+++ b/rocksdb/writebatchwi.nim
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ proc put*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Add a put operation to the write batch.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   rocksdb_writebatch_wi_put_cf(
     batch.cPtr,
     cfHandle.cPtr,
@@ -88,9 +85,6 @@ proc delete*(
 ): RocksDBResult[void] =
   ## Add a delete operation to the write batch.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   rocksdb_writebatch_wi_delete_cf(
     batch.cPtr, cfHandle.cPtr, cast[cstring](unsafeAddr key[0]), csize_t(key.len)
   )
@@ -106,9 +100,6 @@ proc get*(
   ## Get the value for a given key from the batch using the provided
   ## `onData` callback.
 
-  if key.len() == 0:
-    return err("rocksdb: key is empty")
-
   var
     len: csize_t
     errors: cstring