diff --git a/src/I18n/Translator.php b/src/I18n/Translator.php
index b36b1047449..2d890edfe18 100644
--- a/src/I18n/Translator.php
+++ b/src/I18n/Translator.php
@@ -182,9 +182,7 @@ protected function resolveContext($key, $message, array $vars)
         if (!isset($message['_context'][$context])) {
             return $key;
         }
-        if (is_string($message['_context'][$context]) &&
-            strlen($message['_context'][$context]) === 0
-        ) {
+        if ($message['_context'][$context] === '') {
             return $key;
         }