diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp
index 1da5c6b98f..3f96e2b037 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ namespace MWLua
         api["remove"] = [context](std::string vfxId) {
             context.mLuaManager->addAction(
                 [vfxId = std::move(vfxId)] {
-                    if (vfxId.empty())
-                        throw std::runtime_error("vfxId is empty");
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->removeEffect(vfxId);
                 },
                 "openmw.vfx.remove");
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
index 54dc01356d..e9fb319b1d 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 ---
 -- Remove all VFX with the given vfxId. Best invoked through the RemoveVfx global event
 -- @function [parent=#VFX] remove
--- @param #string vfxId the vfxId of the VFX to remove.
+-- @param #string vfxId the vfxId of the VFX to remove. Passing an empty string removes all VFX that don't have a vfxId
 --
 -- @usage -- Remove all VFX with vfxId "myvfx"
 -- core.sendGlobalEvent('RemoveVfx', "myvfx")