diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index d381c1d95b..654330849c 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ void read_line(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int term) {
 			break;
 		strbuf_add(sb, ch);
 	}
-	if (sb->len == 0)
-		sb->eof = 1;
 	strbuf_end(sb);
 }