diff --git a/classes/class-log.php b/classes/class-log.php
index 81f4c575d..b119affe6 100644
--- a/classes/class-log.php
+++ b/classes/class-log.php
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public function is_record_excluded( $connector, $context, $action, $user = null,
 			$exclude_rules = array_filter(
 				$exclude,
 				function ( $value ) {
-					return ! is_null( $value ) && '' !== $value;
+					return ! is_null( $value );
 				}
 			);