diff --git a/libraries/mbed/targets/hal/TARGET_STM/TARGET_NUCLEO_F103RB/i2c_api.c b/libraries/mbed/targets/hal/TARGET_STM/TARGET_NUCLEO_F103RB/i2c_api.c
index ca7e744529..b82a60f8f1 100644
--- a/libraries/mbed/targets/hal/TARGET_STM/TARGET_NUCLEO_F103RB/i2c_api.c
+++ b/libraries/mbed/targets/hal/TARGET_STM/TARGET_NUCLEO_F103RB/i2c_api.c
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ int i2c_write(i2c_t *obj, int address, const char *data, int length, int stop) {
     int timeout;
     int count;
   
-    if (length == 0) return 0;
-
 /*
     // Wait until the bus is not busy anymore
     timeout = LONG_TIMEOUT;