diff --git a/src/MasterService.cc b/src/MasterService.cc
index ba7fdf1..fa041e0 100644
--- a/src/MasterService.cc
+++ b/src/MasterService.cc
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ MasterService::multiWrite(const WireFormat::MultiOp::Request* reqHdr,
             reqOffset, currentReq->valueLength);
         reqOffset += currentReq->valueLength;
 
-        if (stringKey == NULL || value == NULL) {
+        if (stringKey == NULL) {
             respHdr->common.status = STATUS_REQUEST_FORMAT_ERROR;
             break;
         }