diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 6851749..35fa962 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
 
     @builds("do")
     @builds("progn")
-    @checkargs(min=1)
     def compile_do_expression(self, expr):
         return [self.compile(x) for x in expr[1:]]
 
diff --git a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
index 72f466f..f839feb 100644
--- a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
+++ b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
@@ -88,14 +88,10 @@ def test_ast_bad_while():
 
 def test_ast_good_do():
     "Make sure AST can compile valid do"
+    hy_compile(tokenize("(do)"))
     hy_compile(tokenize("(do 1)"))
 
 
-def test_ast_bad_do():
-    "Make sure AST can't compile invalid do"
-    cant_compile("(do)")
-
-
 def test_ast_good_throw():
     "Make sure AST can compile valid throw"
     hy_compile(tokenize("(throw 1)"))