diff --git a/contracts/erc20gas/erc20gas.go b/contracts/erc20gas/erc20gas.go
index 4671ad98ae..ac2b71bbfc 100644
--- a/contracts/erc20gas/erc20gas.go
+++ b/contracts/erc20gas/erc20gas.go
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 func DebitFees(evm *vm.EVM, address common.Address, amount *big.Int, feeCurrency *common.Address) error {
-	if amount.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
 	// Function is "debitGasFees(address from, uint256 value)"
 	// selector is first 4 bytes of keccak256 of "debitGasFees(address,uint256)"
 	// Source: