diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/images.py b/glanceclient/v2/images.py
index 20142fce..13999927 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/images.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/images.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class Controller(object):
             except warlock.InvalidOperation as e:
                 raise TypeError(utils.exception_to_str(e))
 
-        if remove_props is not None:
+        if remove_props:
             cur_props = image.keys()
             new_props = kwargs.keys()
             # NOTE(esheffield): Only remove props that currently exist on the