diff --git a/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/metadata_request.go b/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/metadata_request.go
index 17dc428..1b590d3 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/metadata_request.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/metadata_request.go
@@ -37,15 +37,8 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if size < 0 {
-		return nil
-	} else {
-		topicCount := size
-		if topicCount == 0 {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		r.Topics = make([]string, topicCount)
+	if size > 0 {
+		r.Topics = make([]string, size)
 		for i := range r.Topics {
 			topic, err := pd.getString()
 			if err != nil {