diff --git a/tqdm_4/tqdm/_tqdm.py b/tqdm_4/tqdm/_tqdm.py
index ea58409..df6414e 100755
--- a/tqdm_4/tqdm/_tqdm.py
+++ b/tqdm_4/tqdm/_tqdm.py
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ def format_meter(n, total, elapsed, ncols=None, prefix='', ascii=False,
 
         # apply custom scale if necessary
         if unit_scale and unit_scale not in (True, 1):
-            if total:
-                total *= unit_scale
+            total *= unit_scale
             n *= unit_scale
             if rate:
                 rate *= unit_scale  # by default rate = 1 / self.avg_time
diff --git a/tqdm_4/tqdm/tests/tests_tqdm.py b/tqdm_4/tqdm/tests/tests_tqdm.py
index f39218d..9ea573b 100644
--- a/tqdm_4/tqdm/tests/tests_tqdm.py
+++ b/tqdm_4/tqdm/tests/tests_tqdm.py
@@ -772,15 +772,6 @@ def test_infinite_total():
             pass
 
 
-@with_setup(pretest, posttest)
-def test_nototal():
-    """Test unknown total length"""
-    with closing(StringIO()) as our_file:
-        for i in tqdm((i for i in range(10)), file=our_file, unit_scale=10):
-            pass
-        assert "100it" in our_file.getvalue()
-
-
 @with_setup(pretest, posttest)
 def test_unit():
     """Test SI unit prefix"""