diff --git a/src/module/Archetype.zig b/src/module/Archetype.zig
index 35d2476e..a86cc67a 100644
--- a/src/module/Archetype.zig
+++ b/src/module/Archetype.zig
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ pub fn setDynamic(storage: *Archetype, row_index: u32, name: StringTable.Index,
 }
 
 pub fn get(storage: *Archetype, row_index: u32, name: StringTable.Index, comptime ColumnType: type) ?ColumnType {
-    if (@sizeOf(ColumnType) == 0) return {};
     if (is_debug) debugAssertColumnType(storage, storage.columnByName(name) orelse return null, ColumnType);
 
     const bytes = storage.getDynamic(row_index, name, @sizeOf(ColumnType), @alignOf(ColumnType), typeId(ColumnType)) orelse return null;
diff --git a/src/module/entities.zig b/src/module/entities.zig
index 228ef277..7a38a8a5 100644
--- a/src/module/entities.zig
+++ b/src/module/entities.zig
@@ -885,11 +885,11 @@ test "example" {
 
     try world.setComponent(player1, .game, .is_monster, {});
     try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, {}), world.getComponent(player1, .game, .is_monster));
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, {}), world.getComponent(player2, .game, .is_monster)); // BUG: this reports non-null when it should report null!
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, null), world.getComponent(player2, .game, .is_monster));
 
     try world.removeComponent(player1, .game, .is_monster);
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, {}), world.getComponent(player1, .game, .is_monster)); // BUG: this reports non-null when it should report null!
-    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, {}), world.getComponent(player2, .game, .is_monster)); // BUG: this reports non-null when it should report null!
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, null), world.getComponent(player1, .game, .is_monster));
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?void, null), world.getComponent(player2, .game, .is_monster));
 
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Introspect things.