diff --git a/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts b/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts
index 3d35fa3a8..63f9a6631 100644
--- a/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ export const textToSpeechStreamingHandler = Sentry.GCPFunction.wrapHttpFunction(
 
     try {
       const utteranceInput = req.body as UtteranceInput
-      if (!utteranceInput.text) {
-        return res.status(400).send({ errorCode: 'INVALID_DATA' })
-      }
       const input: TextToSpeechInput = {
         ...utteranceInput,
         textType: 'utterance',