diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 5ee537f157289b..66a02fa27a4c50 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ function readPackage(requestPath) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (json === '')
-    return packageMainCache[requestPath] = undefined;
-
   try {
     var pkg = packageMainCache[requestPath] = JSON.parse(json).main;
   } catch (e) {