diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_array.c b/ext/spl/spl_array.c
index 9e3848dbfb0..4191b0db0e0 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_array.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_array.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,6 @@ SPL_METHOD(Array, unserialize)
 	}
 
 	if (buf_len == 0) {
-		zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_UnexpectedValueException, 0 TSRMLS_CC, "Empty serialized string cannot be empty");
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c b/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c
index 772d780e014..fb88f589081 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,6 @@ SPL_METHOD(SplDoublyLinkedList, unserialize)
 	}
 
 	if (buf_len == 0) {
-		zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_UnexpectedValueException, 0 TSRMLS_CC, "Serialized string cannot be empty");
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_observer.c b/ext/spl/spl_observer.c
index 91830ab000d..57ddf492d1c 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_observer.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_observer.c
@@ -831,7 +831,6 @@ SPL_METHOD(SplObjectStorage, unserialize)
 	}
 
 	if (buf_len == 0) {
-		zend_throw_exception_ex(spl_ce_UnexpectedValueException, 0 TSRMLS_CC, "Empty serialized string cannot be empty");
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/ArrayObject_unserialize_empty_string.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/ArrayObject_unserialize_empty_string.phpt
index 75d8a413214..4c446c82b9f 100644
--- a/ext/spl/tests/ArrayObject_unserialize_empty_string.phpt
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/ArrayObject_unserialize_empty_string.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-ArrayObject: test that you cannot unserialize a empty string
+ArrayObject: test that you can unserialize a empty string
 --CREDITS--
 Havard Eide <nucleuz@gmail.com>
 #PHPTestFest2009 Norway 2009-06-09 \o/
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ Havard Eide <nucleuz@gmail.com>
 $a = new ArrayObject(array());
 $a->unserialize("");
 ?>
+Done
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'UnexpectedValueException' with message 'Empty serialized string cannot be empty' in %s.php:%d
-Stack trace:
-#0 %s(%d): ArrayObject->unserialize('')
-#1 {main}
-  thrown in %s.php on line %d
+Done
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/SplObjectStorage_unserialize_invalid_parameter3.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/SplObjectStorage_unserialize_invalid_parameter3.phpt
index 4c2dd75e144..617f85e63c8 100644
--- a/ext/spl/tests/SplObjectStorage_unserialize_invalid_parameter3.phpt
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/SplObjectStorage_unserialize_invalid_parameter3.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-Check that SplObjectStorage::unserialize throws exception when NULL passed
+Check that SplObjectStorage::unserialize doesn't throws exception when NULL passed
 --CREDITS--
 PHPNW Testfest 2009 - Simon Westcott (swestcott@gmail.com)
 --FILE--
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ try {
 }
 
 ?>
+Done
 --EXPECTF--
-Empty serialized string cannot be empty
-
+Done