diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
index b4dc4f55368..9af9d3c2674 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ static int text_find_and_replace(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, short mode)
 	int found = 0;
 	char *tmp;
 
-	if (!st->findstr[0] || (mode == TEXT_REPLACE && !st->replacestr[0]))
+	if (!st->findstr[0])
 		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
 
 	flags = st->flags;