diff --git a/docs/tutorials/aiohttp.rst b/docs/tutorials/aiohttp.rst
index 8f278b6f..2e0df986 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/aiohttp.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorials/aiohttp.rst
@@ -321,9 +321,6 @@ and put next into it:
 
        async def search(self, query, limit):
            """Make search API call and return result."""
-           if not query:
-               return []
-
            url = f'{self.API_URL}/gifs/search'
            params = {
                'q': query,
@@ -895,12 +892,12 @@ You should see:
    giphynavigator/__main__.py          5      5     0%
    giphynavigator/application.py      10      0   100%
    giphynavigator/containers.py       10      0   100%
-   giphynavigator/giphy.py            16     11    31%
+   giphynavigator/giphy.py            14      9    36%
    giphynavigator/services.py          9      1    89%
    giphynavigator/tests.py            35      0   100%
    giphynavigator/views.py             7      0   100%
    ---------------------------------------------------
-   TOTAL                              92     17    82%
+   TOTAL                              90     15    83%
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/README.rst b/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/README.rst
index d9dddaf6..c019d7da 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/README.rst
+++ b/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/README.rst
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ The output should be something like:
    giphynavigator/__main__.py          5      5     0%
    giphynavigator/application.py      10      0   100%
    giphynavigator/containers.py       10      0   100%
-   giphynavigator/giphy.py            16     11    31%
+   giphynavigator/giphy.py            14      9    36%
    giphynavigator/services.py          9      1    89%
    giphynavigator/tests.py            35      0   100%
    giphynavigator/views.py             7      0   100%
    ---------------------------------------------------
-   TOTAL                              92     17    82%
+   TOTAL                              90     15    83%
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/giphynavigator/giphy.py b/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/giphynavigator/giphy.py
index 6fdd8766..18d0f6b9 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/giphynavigator/giphy.py
+++ b/examples/miniapps/giphynav-aiohttp/giphynavigator/giphy.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ class GiphyClient:
 
     async def search(self, query, limit):
         """Make search API call and return result."""
-        if not query:
-            return []
-
         url = f'{self.API_URL}/gifs/search'
         params = {
             'q': query,