diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py
index ed3ba14a1f..0a89c47328 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -525,8 +525,6 @@ class IfcImporter:
             print("WARNING. Loading element types from IFCSQLite is not supported.")
             return
         for element_type in self.element_types:
-            if not element_type:
-                continue
             self.create_element_type(element_type)
 
     def create_element_type(self, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> None: