diff --git a/crates/assistant_context_editor/src/context.rs b/crates/assistant_context_editor/src/context.rs
index 398a6659e13bd6b01fb51d7ea9047c666800a308..3c8548022ed3a3837ba380737dbdabcc4a3d9476 100644
--- a/crates/assistant_context_editor/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant_context_editor/src/context.rs
@@ -2611,7 +2611,9 @@ impl AssistantContext {
                     .map(MessageContent::Text),
             );
 
-            completion_request.messages.push(request_message);
+            if !request_message.contents_empty() {
+                completion_request.messages.push(request_message);
+            }
         }
 
         if let RequestType::SuggestEdits = request_type {
diff --git a/crates/language_models/src/provider/google.rs b/crates/language_models/src/provider/google.rs
index 152eef13042fa829f4a9b2b030d504fed6136f08..be7a98cd7bc390f1c61faa3f4c41d907c68ff0b4 100644
--- a/crates/language_models/src/provider/google.rs
+++ b/crates/language_models/src/provider/google.rs
@@ -434,13 +434,20 @@ pub fn into_google(
         contents: request
             .messages
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|message| google_ai::Content {
-                parts: map_content(message.content),
-                role: match message.role {
-                    Role::User => google_ai::Role::User,
-                    Role::Assistant => google_ai::Role::Model,
-                    Role::System => google_ai::Role::User, // Google AI doesn't have a system role
-                },
+            .filter_map(|message| {
+                let parts = map_content(message.content);
+                if parts.is_empty() {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(google_ai::Content {
+                        parts,
+                        role: match message.role {
+                            Role::User => google_ai::Role::User,
+                            Role::Assistant => google_ai::Role::Model,
+                            Role::System => google_ai::Role::User, // Google AI doesn't have a system role
+                        },
+                    })
+                }
             })
             .collect(),
         generation_config: Some(google_ai::GenerationConfig {