diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPatternFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPatternFactory.java
index 0bbaf95a2..3cd648919 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPatternFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPatternFactory.java
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ public class CraftingPatternFactory {
             for (int i = 0; i < recipe.getIngredients().size(); ++i) {
                 inputs.add(i, NonNullList.from(ItemStack.EMPTY, recipe.getIngredients().get(i).getMatchingStacks()));
             }
-        } else {
-            throw new CraftingPatternFactoryException(new TranslationTextComponent("misc.refinedstorage.pattern.error.recipe_no_ingredients"));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/refinedstorage/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/refinedstorage/lang/en_us.json
index f9dd4831d..7321ac79f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/refinedstorage/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/refinedstorage/lang/en_us.json
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
   "misc.refinedstorage.pattern.error.no_output": "Recipe has no output",
   "misc.refinedstorage.pattern.error.recipe_does_not_exist": "Recipe doesn't exist",
   "misc.refinedstorage.pattern.error.tag_no_longer_applicable": "Tag %s is no longer applicable for %s",
-  "misc.refinedstorage.pattern.error.recipe_no_ingredients": "Recipe has no ingredients",
   "misc.refinedstorage.security.no_permission": "You have no permission to perform that action.",
   "misc.refinedstorage.start": "Start",
   "misc.refinedstorage.clear": "Clear",