diff --git a/schema/translation/v1.json b/schema/translation/v1.json
index 4c70b67..0c875f3 100644
--- a/schema/translation/v1.json
+++ b/schema/translation/v1.json
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
     },
     "message": {
       "type": "string",
-      "description": "the translated string",
-      "minLength": 1
+      "description": "the translated string"
     }
   },
   "required": [