diff --git a/src/Network/Session.php b/src/Network/Session.php
index 85a2554a1ed..97c585ddc1d 100644
--- a/src/Network/Session.php
+++ b/src/Network/Session.php
@@ -355,10 +355,6 @@ public function started()
      */
     public function check($name = null)
     {
-        if (empty($name)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         if ($this->_hasSession() && !$this->started()) {
             $this->start();
         }
@@ -379,10 +375,6 @@ public function check($name = null)
      */
     public function read($name = null)
     {
-        if (empty($name) && $name !== null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         if ($this->_hasSession() && !$this->started()) {
             $this->start();
         }
@@ -427,10 +419,6 @@ public function consume($name)
      */
     public function write($name, $value = null)
     {
-        if (empty($name)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (!$this->started()) {
             $this->start();
         }
diff --git a/src/Utility/Hash.php b/src/Utility/Hash.php
index c1439d3ce14..4680120f045 100644
--- a/src/Utility/Hash.php
+++ b/src/Utility/Hash.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static function get($data, $path, $default = null)
             );
         }
 
-        if (empty($data) || $path === null || $path === '') {
+        if (empty($data) || $path === null) {
             return $default;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Network/SessionTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Network/SessionTest.php
index 0b86e6f67fc..ebff6a90884 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Network/SessionTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Network/SessionTest.php
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ public function testCheck()
     }
 
     /**
-     * testSimpleRead method
+     * test read with simple values
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function testSimpleRead()
+    public function testReadSimple()
     {
         $session = new Session();
         $session->write('testing', '1,2,3');
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function testSimpleRead()
         $this->assertEquals(['1' => 'one', '2' => 'two', '3' => 'three'], $result);
 
         $result = $session->read();
-        $this->assertTrue(isset($result['testing']));
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('testing', $result);
 
         $session->write('This.is.a.deep.array.my.friend', 'value');
         $result = $session->read('This.is.a.deep.array');
@@ -200,7 +200,22 @@ public function testReadEmpty()
     }
 
     /**
-     * test writing a hash of values/
+     * Test writing simple keys
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testWriteSimple()
+    {
+        $session = new Session();
+        $session->write('', 'empty');
+        $this->assertEquals('empty', $session->read(''));
+
+        $session->write('Simple', ['values']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['values'], $session->read('Simple'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * test writing a hash of values
      *
      * @return void
      */
@@ -334,6 +349,19 @@ public function testDelete()
         $this->assertFalse($session->check('Clearing'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test delete
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testDeleteEmptyString()
+    {
+        $session = new Session();
+        $session->write('', 'empty string');
+        $session->delete('');
+        $this->assertFalse($session->check(''));
+    }
+
     /**
      * testDestroy method
      *
@@ -421,6 +449,10 @@ public function testKeyExploit()
     public function testReadingSavedEmpty()
     {
         $session = new Session();
+        $session->write('', 'empty string');
+        $this->assertTrue($session->check(''));
+        $this->assertEquals('empty string', $session->read(''));
+
         $session->write('SessionTestCase', 0);
         $this->assertEquals(0, $session->read('SessionTestCase'));
 
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Utility/HashTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Utility/HashTest.php
index 197f4673577..005088ccc6b 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Utility/HashTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Utility/HashTest.php
@@ -393,6 +393,20 @@ public function testGet()
         $this->assertEquals(1, Hash::get(new ArrayObject($data), 'a.b.c.d'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test that get() can extract '' key data.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testGetEmptyKey()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            '' => 'some value'
+        ];
+        $result = Hash::get($data, '');
+        $this->assertSame($data[''], $result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test get() for invalid $data type
      *