diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
index cde7c50..0fbe481 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ public class DecryptCmd extends AbstractSopCmd {
 
     private void writeVerifyOut(DecryptionResult result) throws IOException {
         if (verifyOut != null) {
-            if (result.getVerifications().isEmpty()) {
-                String errorMsg = getMsg("sop.error.runtime.no_verifiable_signature_found");
-                throw new SOPGPException.NoSignature(errorMsg);
-            }
-
             try (OutputStream fileOut = getOutput(verifyOut)) {
                 PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(fileOut);
                 for (Verification verification : result.getVerifications()) {