diff --git a/src/storages/hydrate.ts b/src/storages/hydrate.ts
index 1535571..619b798 100644
--- a/src/storages/hydrate.ts
+++ b/src/storages/hydrate.ts
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ function gatherReposts({ events, storage, signal }: HydrateOpts): Promise<DittoE
     }
   }
 
-  if (!ids.size) {
-    return Promise.resolve([]);
-  }
-
   return storage.query(
     [{ ids: [...ids], limit: ids.size }],
     { signal },
@@ -122,10 +118,6 @@ function gatherQuotes({ events, storage, signal }: HydrateOpts): Promise<DittoEv
     }
   }
 
-  if (!ids.size) {
-    return Promise.resolve([]);
-  }
-
   return storage.query(
     [{ ids: [...ids], limit: ids.size }],
     { signal },
@@ -136,10 +128,6 @@ function gatherQuotes({ events, storage, signal }: HydrateOpts): Promise<DittoEv
 function gatherAuthors({ events, storage, signal }: HydrateOpts): Promise<DittoEvent[]> {
   const pubkeys = new Set(events.map((event) => event.pubkey));
 
-  if (!pubkeys.size) {
-    return Promise.resolve([]);
-  }
-
   return storage.query(
     [{ kinds: [0], authors: [...pubkeys], limit: pubkeys.size }],
     { signal },
@@ -150,10 +138,6 @@ function gatherAuthors({ events, storage, signal }: HydrateOpts): Promise<DittoE
 function gatherUsers({ events, storage, signal }: HydrateOpts): Promise<DittoEvent[]> {
   const pubkeys = new Set(events.map((event) => event.pubkey));
 
-  if (!pubkeys.size) {
-    return Promise.resolve([]);
-  }
-
   return storage.query(
     [{ kinds: [30361], authors: [Conf.pubkey], '#d': [...pubkeys], limit: pubkeys.size }],
     { signal },