diff --git a/musick.py b/musick.py
index f6d950a..e65725c 100644
--- a/musick.py
+++ b/musick.py
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ cover_dir = None
 overwrite_cover = False
 cover_arts = []
 
-UNKNOWN_ARTIST_NAME = "Unknown Artist"
-UNKNOWN_ALBUM_NAME = "Unknown Album"
-
 WILDCARD_MATCH_SCORE = 1
 ARTIST_MATCH_SCORE = 10
 ALBUM_MATCH_SCORE = 100
@@ -134,10 +131,6 @@ def process_file(f: str, odir: str):
         total_proc += 1
 
         artist, album, title = parse_triple(f)
-        if len(album) == 0:
-            album = [UNKNOWN_ALBUM_NAME]
-        if len(artist) == 0:
-            artist = [UNKNOWN_ARTIST_NAME]
         if len(title) == 0:
             raise Exception("No title")