diff --git a/src/UiGridAutoFitColumnsService.ts b/src/UiGridAutoFitColumnsService.ts
index 939b8cf..0531f3f 100644
--- a/src/UiGridAutoFitColumnsService.ts
+++ b/src/UiGridAutoFitColumnsService.ts
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ export class UiGridAutoFitColumnsService {
     }
 
     columnsProcessor(renderedColumnsToProcess?: Array<IExtendedGridColumn>, rows?: Array<uiGrid.IGridRow>) {
-        if (!rows.length) {
-            return renderedColumnsToProcess;
-        }
         // TODO: respect existing colDef options
         // if (col.colDef.enableColumnAutoFitting === false) return;