diff --git a/agent/xds/server.go b/agent/xds/server.go
index 1a32b1c7670d..5eff260173d6 100644
--- a/agent/xds/server.go
+++ b/agent/xds/server.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (t *xDSType) SendIfNew(cfgSnap *proxycfg.ConfigSnapshot, version uint64, no
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if resources == nil || len(resources) == 0 {
+	if resources == nil {
 		// Nothing to send yet
 		return nil
 	}