1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/couchdb/couch_rep_writer.erl b/src/couchdb/couch_rep_writer.erl
index f7bc9a72..622bfb27 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/couch_rep_writer.erl
+++ b/src/couchdb/couch_rep_writer.erl
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ start_link(Parent, Target, Reader, _PostProps) ->
 
 writer_loop(Parent, Reader, Target) ->
     case couch_rep_reader:next(Reader) of
-    {complete, nil} ->
-        ok;
     {complete, FinalSeq} ->
         Parent ! {writer_checkpoint, FinalSeq},
         ok;
@@ -40,12 +38,7 @@ writer_loop(Parent, Reader, Target) ->
             ?LOG_DEBUG("writer failed to write an attachment ~p", [Err]),
             exit({attachment_request_failed, Err, Docs})
         end,
-        case HighSeq of
-        nil ->
-            ok;
-        _SeqNumber ->
-            Parent ! {writer_checkpoint, HighSeq}
-        end,
+        Parent ! {writer_checkpoint, HighSeq},
         couch_rep_att:cleanup(),
         couch_util:should_flush(),
         writer_loop(Parent, Reader, Target)