diff --git a/backend/routes/search.js b/backend/routes/search.js
index 0bd0507..2045db8 100644
--- a/backend/routes/search.js
+++ b/backend/routes/search.js
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ function searchHandler(dbConn) {
         })//.filter(el => !_.isNaN(el.score))*/
       }
       // SEND RESPONSE
-      if (_.isEmpty(searchResults)) {
-        res.status(204).json(searchResults)
-        return
-      }
       // response.data = searchResults
       // res.json(response)
       res.json(searchResults)