diff --git a/sparsity/sparse_frame.py b/sparsity/sparse_frame.py
index 2efb37a..9ee31a4 100644
--- a/sparsity/sparse_frame.py
+++ b/sparsity/sparse_frame.py
@@ -28,17 +28,7 @@
 
 
 def _is_empty(data):
-    try:
-        if any(map(lambda x: x== 0, data.shape)):
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-    except:
-        pass
-
-    if len(data) == 0:
-        return True
-    elif isinstance(data, list) and sum(map(len, list)) == 0:
+    if any(map(lambda x: x == 0, data.shape)):
         return True
     return False