diff --git a/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js b/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js
index 3664c6f2a..68bc526fe 100644
--- a/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js
+++ b/lib/processors/manifestCreator.js
@@ -505,11 +505,7 @@ async function createManifest(libraryResource, libBundle, descriptorVersion, _in
 						return false;
 					}
 				}
-				// i18n can be an empty string therefore check for not being null
-				if (i18n !== null) {
-					return createI18nSection(i18n, i18nToSupportedLocales);
-				}
-				return false;
+				return createI18nSection(i18n, i18nToSupportedLocales);
 			}
 
 			// css: