--- a/hgext/convert/cvs.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/cvs.py
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ class convert_cvs(converter_source):
if l == "Members: \n":
files = {}
log = self.recode(log[:-1])
- if log.isspace():
- log = "*** empty log message ***\n"
state = 2
else:
log += l