diff --git a/rebase.py b/rebase.py
index e3b6a09..744ef04 100644
--- a/rebase.py
+++ b/rebase.py
@@ -258,9 +258,6 @@ def getFile(line):
                 actual_versions = self.filter_versions(all_versions, lambda x: x[1] < date)
 
                 versions = self.checkin_versions(actual_versions)
-                if not versions:
-                    print("No proper versions of '%s' file. Check if it is empty." % added)
-                    versions = self.empty_file_versions(actual_versions)
                 if not versions:
                     print("It appears that you may be missing a branch in the includes section of your gitcc config for file '%s'." % added)
                     continue
@@ -269,19 +266,6 @@ def getFile(line):
     def checkin_versions(self, versions):
         return self.filter_versions_by_type(versions, 'checkinversion')
 
-    def empty_file_versions(self, versions):
-        return self.versions_with_branch(versions) or self.versions_without_branch(versions)
-
-    def versions_with_branch(self, versions):
-        if len(versions) != 5:
-            return False
-        return self.filter_versions_by_type(versions, 'mkbranchversion')
-
-    def versions_without_branch(self, versions):
-        if len(versions) != 3:
-            return False
-        return self.filter_versions(versions, lambda x: x[0] == 'mkelemversion')
-
     def filter_versions_by_type(self, versions, type):
         def f(s):
             return s[0] == type and filterBranches(s[2], True)