diff --git a/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh b/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh
index 25240281d03..2ed51c14fba 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ is_true() {
   return 1
 }
 
-# if file is empty
-if [ -z "$(cat "$file_path")" ]; then
-  echo "file is empty"
-  echo -e "---\n" >"$file_path"
-  echo -e "---\n" >>"$file_path"
-fi
-
 echo "Checking front matter"
 if ! grep -q "^---$" "$file_path"; then
   echo "Front matter (start) not found, adding it"