diff --git a/dist/ratchet.js b/dist/ratchet.js
index d5936cd..693e5d5 100644
--- a/dist/ratchet.js
+++ b/dist/ratchet.js
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
     }
 
     data.title = head.querySelector('title');
-    data.title = data.title && data.title.innerText && data.title.innerText.trim();
+    data.title = data.title && data.title.innerText.trim();
 
     if (options.transition) data = extendWithDom(data, '.content', body);
     else data.contents = body;
diff --git a/lib/js/push.js b/lib/js/push.js
index c783d2a..b044a52 100644
--- a/lib/js/push.js
+++ b/lib/js/push.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
     }
 
     data.title = head.querySelector('title');
-    data.title = data.title && data.title.innerText && data.title.innerText.trim();
+    data.title = data.title && data.title.innerText.trim();
 
     if (options.transition) data = extendWithDom(data, '.content', body);
     else data.contents = body;