diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 583eb21..02d5cce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,3 +69,17 @@ example/sp2/sp.xml
 example/sp2/sp_conf.py
 
 example/sp2/who.ini
+
+example/idp2/idp.xml
+
+example/idp2/idp_conf_test.py
+
+example/idp2/metadata.xml
+
+example/idp2/modules/login.mako.py
+
+example/idp2/modules/root.mako.py
+
+example/idp3/idp_conf_test.py
+
+update
diff --git a/src/saml2/assertion.py b/src/saml2/assertion.py
index 4cd85c9..9732f99 100644
--- a/src/saml2/assertion.py
+++ b/src/saml2/assertion.py
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ class Policy(object):
                 ava = self.filter(ava, sp_entity_id, metadata,
                                   spec["required"], spec["optional"])
 
-        return self.filter(ava, sp_entity_id, [], [])
 
     def conditions(self, sp_entity_id):
         """ Return a saml.Condition instance