diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 5912a0ecd..7a602978e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -599,11 +599,6 @@ class RPC:
                 'est_stake': est_stake or 0,
                 'stake': stake_currency,
             })
-        if total == 0.0:
-            if self._freqtrade.config['dry_run']:
-                raise RPCException('Running in Dry Run, balances are not available.')
-            else:
-                raise RPCException('All balances are zero.')
 
         value = self._fiat_converter.convert_amount(
             total, stake_currency, fiat_display_currency) if self._fiat_converter else 0
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index 640f9305c..353aa959f 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ def test_balance_handle_empty_response(default_conf, update, mocker) -> None:
     telegram._balance(update=update, context=MagicMock())
     result = msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]
     assert msg_mock.call_count == 1
-    assert 'All balances are zero.' in result
+    assert 'Starting capital: `0 BTC' in result
 
 
 def test_balance_handle_empty_response_dry(default_conf, update, mocker) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_persistence.py b/tests/test_persistence.py
index b2dccc75c..f695aab8b 100644
--- a/tests/test_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/test_persistence.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ def test_init_invalid_db_url():
         init_db('sqlite:///', True)
 
 
-
 def test_init_prod_db(default_conf, mocker):
     default_conf.update({'dry_run': False})
     default_conf.update({'db_url': constants.DEFAULT_DB_PROD_URL})