diff --git a/lib/wp/endpoint-link.c b/lib/wp/endpoint-link.c
index d5ba02cd..b341e4bc 100644
--- a/lib/wp/endpoint-link.c
+++ b/lib/wp/endpoint-link.c
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ wp_endpoint_link_get_properties (WpProxy * proxy)
   WpEndpointLink *self = WP_ENDPOINT_LINK (proxy);
   WpEndpointLinkPrivate *priv = wp_endpoint_link_get_instance_private (self);
 
-  return priv->properties ?
-      wp_properties_ref (priv->properties) : wp_properties_new_empty ();
+  return wp_properties_ref (priv->properties);
 }
 
 static struct spa_param_info *
diff --git a/lib/wp/endpoint-stream.c b/lib/wp/endpoint-stream.c
index dff6940a..a84bf945 100644
--- a/lib/wp/endpoint-stream.c
+++ b/lib/wp/endpoint-stream.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ wp_endpoint_stream_get_properties (WpProxy * proxy)
   WpEndpointStream *self = WP_ENDPOINT_STREAM (proxy);
   WpEndpointStreamPrivate *priv = wp_endpoint_stream_get_instance_private (self);
 
-  return priv->properties ?
-      wp_properties_ref (priv->properties) : wp_properties_new_empty ();
+  return wp_properties_ref (priv->properties);
 }
 
 static struct spa_param_info *
diff --git a/lib/wp/endpoint.c b/lib/wp/endpoint.c
index 2ee68f45..1017992f 100644
--- a/lib/wp/endpoint.c
+++ b/lib/wp/endpoint.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ wp_endpoint_get_properties (WpProxy * proxy)
   WpEndpoint *self = WP_ENDPOINT (proxy);
   WpEndpointPrivate *priv = wp_endpoint_get_instance_private (self);
 
-  return priv->properties ?
-      wp_properties_ref (priv->properties) : wp_properties_new_empty ();
+  return wp_properties_ref (priv->properties);
 }
 
 static struct spa_param_info *
diff --git a/lib/wp/session.c b/lib/wp/session.c
index d150ba28..68b62106 100644
--- a/lib/wp/session.c
+++ b/lib/wp/session.c
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ wp_session_get_properties (WpProxy * proxy)
   WpSession *self = WP_SESSION (proxy);
   WpSessionPrivate *priv = wp_session_get_instance_private (self);
 
-  return priv->properties ?
-      wp_properties_ref (priv->properties) : wp_properties_new_empty ();
+  return wp_properties_ref (priv->properties);
 }
 
 static struct spa_param_info *