diff --git a/replication/event.go b/replication/event.go
index 3c8aafdee..470e849bd 100644
--- a/replication/event.go
+++ b/replication/event.go
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ func (e *PreviousGTIDsEvent) Decode(data []byte) error {
 		if len(data) == 8 {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("uuidCount %d doesn't match data length %d", uuidCount, len(data))
 	}
 
 	previousGTIDSets := make([]string, uuidCount)