diff --git a/src/custom-gutter-component.coffee b/src/custom-gutter-component.coffee
index 0549870e9..9d9ca51f0 100644
--- a/src/custom-gutter-component.coffee
+++ b/src/custom-gutter-component.coffee
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class CustomGutterComponent
     setDimensionsAndBackground(@oldDimensionsAndBackgroundState, newDimensionsAndBackgroundState, @decorationsNode)
 
     decorationState = state.gutters.customDecorations[@getName()]
-    return if !decorationState
 
     updatedDecorationIds = new Set
     for decorationId, decorationInfo of decorationState