diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e829ad6..49a6886 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2307.212147
+0.2307.221425
diff --git a/src/MediaType.php b/src/MediaType.php
index 3f3e217..69f1498 100644
--- a/src/MediaType.php
+++ b/src/MediaType.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // MediaType.php
 // Created: 2022-02-10
-// Updated: 2023-07-21
+// Updated: 2023-07-22
 
 namespace Index;
 
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ class MediaType implements Stringable, IComparable, IEquatable {
     }
 
     public static function parse(string $mediaTypeStr): MediaType {
-        if(empty($mediaTypeStr))
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid media type supplied.');
-
         $parts = explode(';', $mediaTypeStr);
         $mediaTypeStr = array_shift($parts);
         $mediaTypeParts = explode('/', $mediaTypeStr, 2);