diff --git a/localization/po/de.po b/localization/po/de.po
index f73d57358..5846d53e1 100644
--- a/localization/po/de.po
+++ b/localization/po/de.po
@@ -507,10 +507,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr "%s: Fehlendes '--'-Trennzeichen"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr "%s: Neues Limit darf keine leere Zeichenkette sein"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/en.po b/localization/po/en.po
index 6cbf9aa10..ae75dd7e9 100644
--- a/localization/po/en.po
+++ b/localization/po/en.po
@@ -507,10 +507,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr "%s: No binding found for key “%s”"
diff --git a/localization/po/es.po b/localization/po/es.po
index bfce044a6..15382f427 100644
--- a/localization/po/es.po
+++ b/localization/po/es.po
@@ -507,10 +507,6 @@ msgstr "%s: La opción larga '%s' ya está definida"
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr "%s: Falta el separador --"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr "%s: El nuevo límite no puede ser un string vacío"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr "%s: No se encontró una asignación para la tecla '%s'"
diff --git a/localization/po/fr.po b/localization/po/fr.po
index 102006dda..1cbcadd39 100644
--- a/localization/po/fr.po
+++ b/localization/po/fr.po
@@ -636,10 +636,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr "%s : Séparateur -- manquant"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr "%s : La nouvelle limite ne peut être une chaîne vide"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr "%s : Aucun lien trouvé pour la combinaison %s"
diff --git a/localization/po/ja_JP.po b/localization/po/ja_JP.po
index ccddd04a4..f879d64ab 100644
--- a/localization/po/ja_JP.po
+++ b/localization/po/ja_JP.po
@@ -506,10 +506,6 @@ msgstr "%s: ロングフラグ '%s' はすでに定義されています"
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr "%s: -- セパレータがありません"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr "%s: 新しい制限値を空文字列にすることはできません"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr "%s: キー '%s' のバインドが見つかりません"
diff --git a/localization/po/pl.po b/localization/po/pl.po
index 342e5e742..92a5eb98d 100644
--- a/localization/po/pl.po
+++ b/localization/po/pl.po
@@ -503,10 +503,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/pt_BR.po b/localization/po/pt_BR.po
index 1f4cdeefd..3d98b3a89 100644
--- a/localization/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/localization/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -508,10 +508,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/sv.po b/localization/po/sv.po
index ac946f065..3ac0f1a96 100644
--- a/localization/po/sv.po
+++ b/localization/po/sv.po
@@ -504,10 +504,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/localization/po/zh_CN.po b/localization/po/zh_CN.po
index 3baf7ce26..d92b09afa 100644
--- a/localization/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/localization/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -528,10 +528,6 @@ msgstr "%s: 长标识 '%s' 已定义"
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr "%s: 缺少 -- 分隔符"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr "%s: 新限制不能为空字符串"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr "%s: 未找到键 '%s' 的绑定"
diff --git a/localization/po/zh_TW.po b/localization/po/zh_TW.po
index 2c89c4550..2e566a635 100644
--- a/localization/po/zh_TW.po
+++ b/localization/po/zh_TW.po
@@ -501,10 +501,6 @@ msgstr "%s：定義過長旗標「%s」了"
 msgid "%s: Missing -- separator"
 msgstr "%s：缺少 -- 分隔"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string"
-msgstr "%s：新的限制不能是空字串"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "%s: No binding found for key '%s'"
 msgstr "%s：找不到按鍵「%s」的綁定"
diff --git a/src/builtins/ulimit.rs b/src/builtins/ulimit.rs
index 7589ddb65..b14367960 100644
--- a/src/builtins/ulimit.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/ulimit.rs
@@ -370,14 +370,8 @@ pub fn ulimit(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> B
         BUILTIN_ULIMIT_INVALID "%s: Invalid limit '%s'"
     }
 
-    let new_limit: rlim_t = if w.wopt_index == argc {
-        streams.err.appendln(&wgettext_fmt!(
-            "%s: New limit cannot be an empty string",
-            cmd
-        ));
-        builtin_print_error_trailer(parser, streams.err, cmd);
-        return Err(STATUS_INVALID_ARGS);
-    } else if wcscasecmp(w.argv[w.wopt_index], L!("unlimited")) == Ordering::Equal {
+    let new_limit: rlim_t = if wcscasecmp(w.argv[w.wopt_index], L!("unlimited")) == Ordering::Equal
+    {
         RLIM_INFINITY
     } else if wcscasecmp(w.argv[w.wopt_index], L!("hard")) == Ordering::Equal {
         match get(what, true) {