diff --git a/share/functions/funced.fish b/share/functions/funced.fish
index 401b85276..602c7b82e 100644
--- a/share/functions/funced.fish
+++ b/share/functions/funced.fish
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ function funced --description 'Edit function definition'
     end
 
     # Break editor up to get its first command (i.e. discard flags)
-    if test -n "$editor"
-        set -l editor_cmd
-        eval set editor_cmd $editor
-        if not type -q -f "$editor_cmd[1]"
-            echo (_ "funced: The value for \$EDITOR '$editor' could not be used because the command '$editor_cmd[1]' could not be found")
-            set editor fish
-        end
+    set -l editor_cmd
+    eval set editor_cmd $editor
+    if not type -q -f "$editor_cmd[1]"
+        echo (_ "funced: The value for \$EDITOR '$editor' could not be used because the command '$editor_cmd[1]' could not be found")
+        set editor fish
     end
 
     if test "$editor" = fish