diff --git a/src/connector/src/sink/iceberg/mod.rs b/src/connector/src/sink/iceberg/mod.rs
index 374f8a925b1f0..6eb8cd2d53f6b 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/sink/iceberg/mod.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/sink/iceberg/mod.rs
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ impl SinkCommitCoordinator for IcebergSinkCommitter {
             .iter()
             .map(|meta| WriteResult::try_from(meta, &self.partition_type))
             .collect::<Result<Vec<WriteResult>>>()?;
-        if write_results.is_empty() || write_results.iter().all(|r| r.data_files.is_empty()) {
+        if write_results.is_empty() {
             tracing::debug!(?epoch, "no data to commit");
             return Ok(());
         }