diff --git a/cpp/ycm/PythonSupport.cpp b/cpp/ycm/PythonSupport.cpp
index 432768c7..64f24b55 100644
--- a/cpp/ycm/PythonSupport.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ycm/PythonSupport.cpp
@@ -65,16 +65,7 @@ boost::python::list FilterAndSortCandidates(
   pylist filtered_candidates;
 
   if ( query.empty() ) {
-    if ( candidate_property.empty() )
       return candidates;
-
-    int num_candidates = len( candidates );
-
-    for ( int i = 0; i < num_candidates; ++i ) {
-      filtered_candidates.append( candidates[ i ][ candidate_property ] );
-    }
-
-    return filtered_candidates;
   }
 
   std::vector< const Candidate * > repository_candidates =