diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index 4311e100e..427df5db0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -1748,8 +1748,6 @@ fields("client_attrs_init") ->
             })}
     ].
 
-restricted_string(undefined) ->
-    undefined;
 restricted_string(Str) ->
     case emqx_utils:is_restricted_str(Str) of
         true -> ok;