diff --git a/indra/newview/llexternaleditor.cpp b/indra/newview/llexternaleditor.cpp
index 561b87618c8b25c743a0c8958eb210b572c10b40..db482f023e547641c2d6e1c74d3ca8c2928f173e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llexternaleditor.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llexternaleditor.cpp
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ LLExternalEditor::EErrorCode LLExternalEditor::setCommand(const std::string& env
 
 LLExternalEditor::EErrorCode LLExternalEditor::run(const std::string& file_path)
 {
-	// LLInitParams type wrappers don't seem to have empty() or size()
-	// methods; try determining emptiness by comparing begin/end iterators.
-	if (std::string(mProcessParams.executable).empty() ||
-	    (mProcessParams.args.begin() == mProcessParams.args.end()))
+	if (std::string(mProcessParams.executable).empty() || mProcessParams.args.empty())
 	{
 		llwarns << "Editor command not set" << llendl;
 		return EC_NOT_SPECIFIED;