diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/eyre.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/eyre.hoon
index 09d04a30f..e52da9ecf 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/eyre.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/eyre.hoon
@@ -2372,11 +2372,6 @@
       ?:  ?=(%| -.maybe-requests)
         %^  return-static-data-on-duct  400  'text/html'
         (error-page 400 & url.request (trip p.maybe-requests))
-      ::  while weird, the request list could be empty
-      ::
-      ?:  =(~ p.maybe-requests)
-        %^  return-static-data-on-duct  400  'text/html'
-        (error-page 400 %.y url.request "empty list of actions")
       ::  check for the existence of the channel-id
       ::
       ::    if we have no session, create a new one set to expire in
diff --git a/tests/sys/vane/eyre.hoon b/tests/sys/vane/eyre.hoon
index 4e59d5dd7..db6e35a98 100644
--- a/tests/sys/vane/eyre.hoon
+++ b/tests/sys/vane/eyre.hoon
@@ -757,6 +757,18 @@
   =/  mov-2  (ex-channel-response ~)
   (expect-moves mos mov-1 mov-2 ~)
 ::
+++  test-channel-put-zero-requests
+  %-  eval-mare
+  =/  m  (mare ,~)
+  ;<  ~  bind:m  perform-init-start-channel-2
+  ;<  ~  bind:m  (wait ~m1)
+  ;<  mos=(list move)  bind:m
+    (put '/~/channel/0123456789abcdef' cookie '[]')
+  =/  mov-1  ex-204
+  =/  mov-2  (ex-rest /channel/timeout/'0123456789abcdef' ~1111.1.2..12.00.00)
+  =/  mov-3  (ex-wait /channel/timeout/'0123456789abcdef' ~1111.1.2..12.01.00)
+  (expect-moves mos mov-1 mov-2 mov-3 ~)
+::
 ++  test-channel-results-before-open
   %-  eval-mare
   =/  m  (mare ,~)