diff --git a/whisperx/utils.py b/whisperx/utils.py
index 7c837a8..e687d23 100644
--- a/whisperx/utils.py
+++ b/whisperx/utils.py
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ class SubtitlesWriter(ResultWriter):
         highlight_words: bool = options["highlight_words"]
         max_line_width = 1000 if raw_max_line_width is None else raw_max_line_width
         preserve_segments = max_line_count is None or raw_max_line_width is None
-        
-        if len(result["segments"]) == 0:
-            return
 
         if len(result["segments"]) == 0:
             return