diff --git a/src/cmdline.c b/src/cmdline.c
index 9e4c467..6ea99dd 100644
--- a/src/cmdline.c
+++ b/src/cmdline.c
@@ -231,15 +231,6 @@ static int command_line_design(opt_t *result, char *optarg)
         perror(PROJECT);
         return 1;
     }
-    else {
-        line_t templine = {0};
-        templine.len = strlen(result->cld);
-        templine.text = result->cld;
-        if (empty_line(&templine)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: boxes may not consist entirely of whitespace\n", PROJECT);
-            return 1;
-        }
-    }
     result->design_choice_by_user = 1;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/171_c_right_justify.txt b/test/171_c_right_justify.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a78807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/171_c_right_justify.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+:ARGS
+-s 100 -a hr -c " "
+:INPUT
+foo
+:OUTPUT-FILTER
+:EXPECTED
+                                                                                                 foo
+:EOF
diff --git a/test/172_c_centering.txt b/test/172_c_centering.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae86115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/172_c_centering.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+:ARGS
+-s 100 -a hcvc -c " "
+:INPUT
+foo
+:OUTPUT-FILTER
+:EXPECTED
+                                                 foo
+:EOF