diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/loops/epoch/training_epoch_loop.py b/pytorch_lightning/loops/epoch/training_epoch_loop.py
index 33fbbd352f9df..1db4f74008ce8 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/loops/epoch/training_epoch_loop.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/loops/epoch/training_epoch_loop.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def on_advance_end(self):
         # progress global step according to grads progress
         self._increment_accumulated_grad_global_step()
 
-    def on_run_end(self) -> List[List[STEP_OUTPUT]]:
+    def on_run_end(self) -> None:
         """Calls the on_epoch_end hook.
 
         Returns:
@@ -198,32 +198,29 @@ def on_run_end(self) -> List[List[STEP_OUTPUT]]:
         Raises:
             MisconfigurationException: ``train_epoch_end`` does not return ``None``
         """
-        if self.batch_progress.current.ready == 0:
-            # dataloader/iterator did not produce a batch
-            return
-
         # inform logger the batch loop has finished
         self.trainer.logger_connector.epoch_end_reached()
 
-        # prepare epoch output
-        processed_outputs = self._prepare_outputs(self._epoch_output, batch_mode=False)
-
         # get the model and call model.training_epoch_end
         model = self.trainer.lightning_module
-
-        if is_overridden("training_epoch_end", model):
-            # run training_epoch_end
-            # refresh the result for custom logging at the epoch level
-            model._current_fx_name = "training_epoch_end"
-
-            # lightningmodule hook
-            training_epoch_end_output = model.training_epoch_end(processed_outputs)
-
-            if training_epoch_end_output is not None:
-                raise MisconfigurationException(
-                    "training_epoch_end expects a return of None. "
-                    "HINT: remove the return statement in training_epoch_end"
-                )
+        if is_overridden("training_epoch_end", model) and self._epoch_output:
+            processed_outputs = self._prepare_outputs(self._epoch_output, batch_mode=False)
+            # check that the dataloader/iterator produced a batch
+            if processed_outputs:
+                # run training_epoch_end
+                # refresh the result for custom logging at the epoch level
+                model._current_fx_name = "training_epoch_end"
+
+                # lightningmodule hook
+                training_epoch_end_output = model.training_epoch_end(processed_outputs)
+
+                if training_epoch_end_output is not None:
+                    raise MisconfigurationException(
+                        "training_epoch_end expects a return of None. "
+                        "HINT: remove the return statement in training_epoch_end"
+                    )
+        # free memory
+        self._epoch_output = None
 
         self.trainer.fit_loop.epoch_progress.increment_processed()
 
@@ -235,11 +232,6 @@ def on_run_end(self) -> List[List[STEP_OUTPUT]]:
         if self._num_training_batches_reached(self.is_last_batch):
             self.update_lr_schedulers("epoch", update_plateau_schedulers=True)
 
-        epoch_output = self._epoch_output
-        # free memory
-        self._epoch_output = None
-        return epoch_output
-
     def teardown(self) -> None:
         self._results.cpu()
         self.batch_loop.teardown()
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/loops/fit_loop.py b/pytorch_lightning/loops/fit_loop.py
index db93678a3437a..bfcd3f15242da 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/loops/fit_loop.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/loops/fit_loop.py
@@ -226,11 +226,7 @@ def advance(self) -> None:
         data_fetcher = self.trainer.data_connector.get_profiled_dataloader(dataloader)
 
         with self.trainer.profiler.profile("run_training_epoch"):
-            # run train epoch
-            epoch_output = self.epoch_loop.run(data_fetcher)
-
-            if epoch_output is None:
-                return
+            self.epoch_loop.run(data_fetcher)
 
             # the global step is manually decreased here due to backwards compatibility with existing loggers
             # as they expect that the same step is used when logging epoch end metrics even when the batch loop has
diff --git a/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py b/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py
index 6f7da1e03b7ab..3db27591fb24a 100644
--- a/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py
+++ b/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py
@@ -868,10 +868,11 @@ def __len__(self):
     trainer.predict(model, dataloaders=dataloader)
 
 
-def test_iterable_dataset_stop_iteration_at_epoch_beginning():
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("yield_at_all", (False, True))
+def test_iterable_dataset_stop_iteration_at_epoch_beginning(yield_at_all):
     """Test that the training loop skips execution if the iterator is empty from the start."""
 
-    class RandomDataset(IterableDataset):
+    class TestDataset(IterableDataset):
         def __init__(self, gen):
             self.gen = gen
 
@@ -879,23 +880,20 @@ def __iter__(self):
             return iter(self.gen())
 
     class TestModel(BoringModel):
-        def train_dataloader(self):
-            return DataLoader(RandomDataset(self.gen), batch_size=2)
-
         def gen(self):
-            # produce data in epoch 0
-            # no data otherwise
-            if self.current_epoch == 0:
+            # produce data in epoch 0, no data otherwise
+            if yield_at_all and self.current_epoch == 0:
                 yield torch.rand(32)
                 yield torch.rand(32)
                 yield torch.rand(32)
 
     model = TestModel()
+    train_dataloader = DataLoader(TestDataset(model.gen), batch_size=2)
     trainer = Trainer(
         default_root_dir=os.getcwd(), max_epochs=2, weights_summary=None  # we expect the second epoch to be skipped
     )
-    trainer.fit(model)
-    assert trainer.global_step == 2
+    trainer.fit(model, train_dataloader=train_dataloader)
+    assert trainer.global_step == 2 * yield_at_all
     assert trainer.current_epoch == 1