diff --git a/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl b/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl
index e2d45703d..f391642ce 100644
--- a/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl
+++ b/td/generate/scheme/td_api.tl
@@ -6623,7 +6623,7 @@ createSupergroupChat supergroup_id:int53 force:Bool = Chat;
 createSecretChat secret_chat_id:int32 = Chat;
 
 //@description Creates a new basic group and sends a corresponding messageBasicGroupChatCreate. Returns the newly created chat
-//@user_ids Identifiers of users to be added to the basic group
+//@user_ids Identifiers of users to be added to the basic group; may be empty to create a basic group without other members
 //@title Title of the new basic group; 1-128 characters
 //@message_auto_delete_time Message auto-delete time value, in seconds; must be from 0 up to 365 * 86400 and be divisible by 86400. If 0, then messages aren't deleted automatically
 createNewBasicGroupChat user_ids:vector<int53> title:string message_auto_delete_time:int32 = Chat;
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
index 02d366524..a3c67ba05 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
@@ -21340,11 +21340,6 @@ DialogId MessagesManager::create_new_group_chat(const vector<UserId> &user_ids,
     return dialog_id;
   }
 
-  if (user_ids.empty()) {
-    promise.set_error(Status::Error(400, "Too few users to create basic group chat"));
-    return DialogId();
-  }
-
   auto new_title = clean_name(title, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
   if (new_title.empty()) {
     promise.set_error(Status::Error(400, "Title must be non-empty"));