diff --git a/src/builtins/any-num.pir b/src/builtins/any-num.pir
index e89af4f4aa5..6dfcee665bb 100644
--- a/src/builtins/any-num.pir
+++ b/src/builtins/any-num.pir
@@ -77,12 +77,9 @@ error.
 =cut
 
 .sub 'log' :method :multi(_)
-    if self == 0 goto fail
     $N0 = self
     $N1 = ln $N0
     .return ($N1)
-  fail:
-    .tailcall '!FAIL'("Can't take log of 0")
 .end