diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
index 66bb1cb54..e880872ae 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
@@ -535,8 +535,4 @@ def _get_n_results(self, query, n):
 
         results = [self.url_result(track['uri']) for track in itertools.islice(tracks, n)]
 
-        if not results:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                'Soundcloud said: No track results', expected=True)
-
         return self.playlist_result(results, playlist_title=query)