diff --git a/packages/core/src/graphql-module.ts b/packages/core/src/graphql-module.ts
index c3396588b62..faf6a73c74b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/graphql-module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/graphql-module.ts
@@ -552,9 +552,11 @@ export class GraphQLModule<Config = any, Session = any, Context = any> {
       if (typeof typeDefsDefinitions === 'string') {
         typeDefs = parse(typeDefsDefinitions);
       } else if (Array.isArray(typeDefsDefinitions)) {
-        typeDefs = mergeTypeDefs(typeDefsDefinitions, {
-          useSchemaDefinition: false,
-        });
+        if (typeDefsDefinitions.length) {
+          typeDefs = mergeTypeDefs(typeDefsDefinitions, {
+            useSchemaDefinition: false,
+          });
+        }
       } else if (typeDefsDefinitions) {
         typeDefs = typeDefsDefinitions;
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/graphql-module.spec.ts b/packages/core/tests/graphql-module.spec.ts
index b49f1a3b40d..9a05c773c47 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/graphql-module.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/graphql-module.spec.ts
@@ -1282,4 +1282,21 @@ describe('GraphQLModule', () => {
     });
     expect(data.foo).toBe('FOO');
   });
+  it('should generate schemaless module if empty typeDefs and resolvers specified', async () => {
+    const { schema: schemaA } = new GraphQLModule({
+      typeDefs: [],
+      resolvers: {},
+    });
+    expect(schemaA).toBeNull();
+    const { schema: schemaB } = new GraphQLModule({
+      typeDefs: '',
+      resolvers: {},
+    });
+    expect(schemaB).toBeNull();
+    const { schema: schemaC } = new GraphQLModule({
+      typeDefs: [''],
+      resolvers: {},
+    });
+    expect(schemaC).toBeNull();
+  });
 });