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diff --git a/swift/obj/auditor.py b/swift/obj/auditor.py
index c672928..4ffb98e 100644
--- a/swift/obj/auditor.py
+++ b/swift/obj/auditor.py
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ class AuditorWorker(object):
         :param partition: the partition the path is on
         """
         try:
-            assert isinstance(path, basestring)
+            if not path:
+                return
             try:
                 name = object_server.read_metadata(path)['name']
             except (Exception, Timeout) as exc:
diff --git a/test/unit/container/test_sync.py b/test/unit/container/test_sync.py
index dad1fef..d050cb9 100644
--- a/test/unit/container/test_sync.py
+++ b/test/unit/container/test_sync.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class TestContainerSync(unittest.TestCase):
         def fake_audit_location_generator(*args, **kwargs):
             audit_location_generator_calls[0] += 1
             # Makes .container_sync() short-circuit
-            yield 0, 'device', 'partition'
+            yield None, 'dontcare', 'dontcare'
             return
 
         orig_time = sync.time
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py b/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
index 82caba3..092db87 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
@@ -141,12 +141,6 @@ class TestAuditor(unittest.TestCase):
             'sda', '0')
         self.assertEquals(self.auditor.quarantines, pre_quarantines + 1)
 
-    def test_object_audit_bad_args(self):
-        self.auditor = auditor.AuditorWorker(self.conf, self.logger)
-        pre_errors = self.auditor.errors
-        self.auditor.object_audit(5, 'sda', '0')
-        self.assertEquals(self.auditor.errors, pre_errors + 1)
-
     def test_object_run_once_pass(self):
         self.auditor = auditor.AuditorWorker(self.conf, self.logger)
         self.auditor.log_time = 0