diff --git a/django_mongodb/compiler.py b/django_mongodb/compiler.py
index b96e27321..1d2398777 100644
--- a/django_mongodb/compiler.py
+++ b/django_mongodb/compiler.py
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ def cursor_iter(self, cursor, chunk_size, columns):
 
     def check_query(self):
         """Check if the current query is supported by the database."""
-        if self.query.is_empty():
-            raise EmptyResultSet()
         if self.query.distinct or getattr(
             # In the case of Query.distinct().count(), the distinct attribute
             # will be set on the inner_query.
diff --git a/django_mongodb/query.py b/django_mongodb/query.py
index f941f3c1e..c5b4ad7c6 100644
--- a/django_mongodb/query.py
+++ b/django_mongodb/query.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from django.db.models.lookups import Exact
 from django.db.models.sql.constants import INNER
 from django.db.models.sql.datastructures import Join
-from django.db.models.sql.where import AND, OR, XOR, WhereNode
+from django.db.models.sql.where import AND, OR, XOR, NothingNode, WhereNode
 from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING
 from pymongo.errors import DuplicateKeyError, PyMongoError
 
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ def get_cursor(self, count=False, limit=None, skip=None):
 
         Use `limit` or `skip` to override those options of the query.
         """
-        if self.query.low_mark == self.query.high_mark:
-            return []
         fields = {}
         for name, expr in self.columns or []:
             try:
@@ -284,4 +282,5 @@ def where_node(self, compiler, connection):
 
 def register_nodes():
     Join.as_mql = join
+    NothingNode.as_mql = NothingNode.as_sql
     WhereNode.as_mql = where_node