diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index 8ca9aae8..70183b2b 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ BufferIterator Buffer::iterator_at(ByteCoord coord) const
 
 ByteCoord Buffer::clamp(ByteCoord coord) const
 {
-    if (m_lines.empty())
-        return ByteCoord{};
-
     coord.line = Kakoune::clamp(coord.line, 0_line, line_count() - 1);
     ByteCount max_col = std::max(0_byte, m_lines[coord.line].length() - 1);
     coord.column = Kakoune::clamp(coord.column, 0_byte, max_col);
diff --git a/src/buffer.inl.hh b/src/buffer.inl.hh
index 65474f7d..499d63f2 100644
--- a/src/buffer.inl.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.inl.hh
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ inline ByteCoord Buffer::back_coord() const
 
 inline ByteCoord Buffer::end_coord() const
 {
-    if (m_lines.empty())
-        return { 0_line, 0 };
     return { line_count() - 1, m_lines.back().length() };
 }