1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/deprecated.c b/src/nvim/api/deprecated.c
index 11795033cc..d6a76617a7 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/deprecated.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/deprecated.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void nvim_buf_clear_highlight(Buffer buffer, Integer ns_id, Integer line_start,
 /// @param[out] err   Error details, if any
 /// @return The ns_id that was used
 Integer nvim_buf_set_virtual_text(Buffer buffer, Integer src_id, Integer line, Array chunks,
-                                  Dictionary opts, Error *err)
+                                  Dict(empty) *opts, Error *err)
   FUNC_API_SINCE(5)
   FUNC_API_DEPRECATED_SINCE(8)
 {
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@ Integer nvim_buf_set_virtual_text(Buffer buffer, Integer src_id, Integer line, A
     return 0;
   }
 
-  if (opts.size > 0) {
-    api_set_error(err, kErrorTypeValidation, "opts dict isn't empty");
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   uint32_t ns_id = src2ns(&src_id);
   int width;