diff --git a/internal/statements/update.go b/internal/statements/update.go
index 9201fa24..61342e33 100644
--- a/internal/statements/update.go
+++ b/internal/statements/update.go
@@ -699,21 +699,10 @@ func (statement *Statement) writeUpdateMSSQL(updateWriter *builder.BytesWriter,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// write set
-	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(updateWriter, " SET "); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	previousLen := updateWriter.Len()
-
 	if err := statement.writeUpdateSets(updateWriter, v, colNames, args); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// if no columns to be updated, return error
-	if previousLen == updateWriter.Len() {
-		return ErrNoColumnsTobeUpdated
-	}
-
 	// write from
 	joinConds, err := statement.writeUpdateFrom(updateWriter)
 	if err != nil {