diff --git a/rcl/src/rcl/wait.c b/rcl/src/rcl/wait.c
index c14178a..0fba416 100644
--- a/rcl/src/rcl/wait.c
+++ b/rcl/src/rcl/wait.c
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ rcl_wait_set_init(
     RCL_SET_ERROR_MSG("wait_set already initialized, or memory was uninitialized.");
     return RCL_RET_ALREADY_INIT;
   }
-  RCL_CHECK_FOR_NULL_WITH_MSG(
-    number_of_subscriptions,
-    "number_of_subscriptions cannot be 0", return RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
-  RCL_CHECK_FOR_NULL_WITH_MSG(
-    number_of_guard_conditions,
-    "number_of_guard_conditions cannot be 0", return RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
   RCL_CHECK_FOR_NULL_WITH_MSG(
     allocator.allocate, "allocate not set", return RCL_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
   RCL_CHECK_FOR_NULL_WITH_MSG(