diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/database/sql_handler.py b/src/server/BreCal/database/sql_handler.py
index 537dd65..59497e3 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/database/sql_handler.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/database/sql_handler.py
@@ -261,9 +261,6 @@ class SQLHandler():
         filtered_series = self.filter_df_by_participant_type(df_times, participant_type)
         #filtered_series = df_times.loc[df_times["participant_type"]==participant_type]
 
-        if len(filtered_series)==0:
-            return None
-
         if len(filtered_series)==0:
             return None
 
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/validators/validation_rules.py b/src/server/BreCal/validators/validation_rules.py
index 932040a..aa2ef22 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/validators/validation_rules.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/validators/validation_rules.py
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class ValidationRules(ValidationRuleFunctions):
         if len(spm.loc[spm["shipcall_id"]==shipcall.id])==0:
             return (StatusFlags.GREEN.value, [])
 
-        if len(df_times)==0:
-            return (StatusFlags.GREEN.value, [])
-
         # filter by shipcall id
         df_times = self.sql_handler.get_times_of_shipcall(shipcall)