diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
index 220f177659038..d7aaf8ec508e2 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
@@ -553,21 +553,11 @@ public void splitAndTransfer(int startIndex, int length) {
       Preconditions.checkArgument(startIndex >= 0 && length >= 0 && startIndex + length <= valueCount,
           "Invalid parameters startIndex: %s, length: %s for valueCount: %s", startIndex, length, valueCount);
       to.clear();
-      if (length > 0) {
-        final int startPoint = offsetBuffer.getInt(startIndex * OFFSET_WIDTH);
-        final int sliceLength = offsetBuffer.getInt((startIndex + length) * OFFSET_WIDTH) - startPoint;
-        to.offsetBuffer = to.allocateOffsetBuffer((length + 1) * OFFSET_WIDTH);
-        /* splitAndTransfer offset buffer */
-        for (int i = 0; i < length + 1; i++) {
-          final int relativeOffset = offsetBuffer.getInt((startIndex + i) * OFFSET_WIDTH) - startPoint;
-          to.offsetBuffer.setInt(i * OFFSET_WIDTH, relativeOffset);
-        }
-        /* splitAndTransfer validity buffer */
-        splitAndTransferValidityBuffer(startIndex, length, to);
-        /* splitAndTransfer data buffer */
-        dataTransferPair.splitAndTransfer(startPoint, sliceLength);
-        to.lastSet = length - 1;
-        to.setValueCount(length);
+      to.offsetBuffer = to.allocateOffsetBuffer((length + 1) * OFFSET_WIDTH);
+      /* splitAndTransfer offset buffer */
+      for (int i = 0; i < length + 1; i++) {
+        final int relativeOffset = offsetBuffer.getInt((startIndex + i) * OFFSET_WIDTH) - startPoint;
+        to.offsetBuffer.setInt(i * OFFSET_WIDTH, relativeOffset);
       }
     }