diff --git a/core/filtermaps/matcher.go b/core/filtermaps/matcher.go
index 973b071937..79ee5c7d33 100644
--- a/core/filtermaps/matcher.go
+++ b/core/filtermaps/matcher.go
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ func (params *Params) matchResults(mapIndex uint32, offset uint64, baseRes, next
 		// result equals baseRes.
 		return baseRes
 	}
-	if baseRes == nil || (nextRes != nil && len(nextRes) == 0) {
+	if baseRes == nil || len(nextRes) == 0 {
 		// if baseRes is a wild card or nextRes is empty then the sequence matcher
 		// result is the items of nextRes with a negative offset applied.
 		result := make(potentialMatches, 0, len(nextRes))