diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c b/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
index 9978d35727..48e5321d79 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-bus.c
@@ -433,9 +433,6 @@ static int bus_method_resolve_hostname(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata,
         if (r != 0)
                 return r;
 
-        if (dns_name_is_empty(hostname))
-                return sd_bus_error_set(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Empty hostname");
-
         r = dns_name_is_valid(hostname);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
@@ -743,9 +740,6 @@ static int bus_method_resolve_record(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd
         if (ifindex < 0)
                 return sd_bus_error_set(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Invalid interface index");
 
-        if (dns_name_is_empty(name))
-                return sd_bus_error_set(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Empty name");
-
         r = dns_name_is_valid(name);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-varlink.c b/src/resolve/resolved-varlink.c
index feca5f74f1..cc684608a6 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-varlink.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-varlink.c
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ static int vl_method_resolve_hostname(Varlink *link, JsonVariant *parameters, Va
         if (p.ifindex < 0)
                 return varlink_error_invalid_parameter(link, JSON_VARIANT_STRING_CONST("ifindex"));
 
-        if (dns_name_is_empty(p.name))
-                return varlink_error_invalid_parameter(link, JSON_VARIANT_STRING_CONST("name"));
-
         r = dns_name_is_valid(p.name);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/shared/dns-domain.h b/src/shared/dns-domain.h
index 24bf00bd58..c25fcaacc2 100644
--- a/src/shared/dns-domain.h
+++ b/src/shared/dns-domain.h
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ static inline int dns_name_is_valid_ldh(const char *s) {
         return 1;
 }
 
-static inline bool dns_name_is_empty(const char *s) {
-        return isempty(s) || streq(s, ".");
-}
-
 void dns_name_hash_func(const char *s, struct siphash *state);
 int dns_name_compare_func(const char *a, const char *b);
 extern const struct hash_ops dns_name_hash_ops;