diff --git a/src/hnswscan.c b/src/hnswscan.c
index 540cd6a..41d8240 100644
--- a/src/hnswscan.c
+++ b/src/hnswscan.c
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@ hnswgetbatch(IndexScanDesc scan, IndexScanBatch priorbatch, ScanDirection dir)
 			nitems++;
 		}
 
-		if (nitems == 0)
-			break;
-
 		MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldCtx);
 
 		batch->firstItem = 0;