diff --git a/draft-ietf-quic-http.md b/draft-ietf-quic-http.md
index 087bcc6257..dea359b7c5 100644
--- a/draft-ietf-quic-http.md
+++ b/draft-ietf-quic-http.md
@@ -446,9 +446,8 @@ connection error ({{errors}}) of type HTTP_WRONG_STREAM.
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 {: #fig-data title="DATA frame payload"}
 
-DATA frames MUST contain a non-zero-length payload.  If a DATA frame is received
-with a payload length of zero, the recipient MUST respond with a stream error
-({{errors}}) of type HTTP_MALFORMED_FRAME.
+If a DATA frame is received with a payload length of zero, the payload of the
+frame extends until the end of the stream.
 
 ### HEADERS {#frame-headers}