diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/aside.html b/layouts/shortcodes/aside.html
index 2b03c27..a3d1946 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/aside.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/aside.html
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <aside>
     {{ with .Inner }}
         {{ . | markdownify }}
-    {{ else }}
-        {{ errorf "The aside shortcode needs to be a closing one (similar to the highlight shortcode, see https://gohugo.io/templates/shortcode-templates/#inner" }}
     {{ end }}
 </aside>