diff --git a/pak/test.py b/pak/test.py
index cd14890..1bf506a 100644
--- a/pak/test.py
+++ b/pak/test.py
@@ -49,19 +49,14 @@ def _common_type_behavior(type_cls, *, static_size, alignment, default, ctx):
         # We must have a static size if we are aligned.
         assert static_size is not None
 
-        # The alignment cannot be negative.
-        assert alignment >= 0
-
-        if alignment == 0:
-            # We must be the equivalent of 'EmptyType'
-            # if we have an alignment of '0'.
-            assert static_size == 0
-        else:
-            # Check that the alignment is a power of two.
-            assert (alignment & (alignment - 1)) == 0
-
-            # Check that the static size is a multiple of the alignment.
-            assert static_size % alignment == 0
+        # The alignment must be positive.
+        assert alignment > 0
+
+        # The alignment must be a power of two.
+        assert (alignment & (alignment - 1)) == 0
+
+        # The static size must be a multiple of the alignment.
+        assert static_size % alignment == 0
 
     if default is NO_DEFAULT:
         import pytest
diff --git a/pak/types/misc.py b/pak/types/misc.py
index 4e05eec..67bbad8 100644
--- a/pak/types/misc.py
+++ b/pak/types/misc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class EmptyType(Type):
     """
 
     _size      = 0
-    _alignment = 0
+    _alignment = 1
 
     def __get__(self, instance, owner=None):
         if instance is None:
diff --git a/pak/types/type.py b/pak/types/type.py
index 853c675..d52bca9 100644
--- a/pak/types/type.py
+++ b/pak/types/type.py
@@ -530,9 +530,6 @@ def _alignment(cls, *, ctx):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _alignment_padding_at_offset(offset, alignment):
-        if alignment <= 0:
-            return 0
-
         return -offset & (alignment - 1)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_types/test_misc.py b/tests/test_types/test_misc.py
index bc54190..372a6b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_types/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_types/test_misc.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ async def test_empty():
         (None, b""),
 
         static_size = 0,
-        alignment   = 0,
+        alignment   = 1,
         default     = None,
     )