diff --git a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
index cd851cf8a36c41381291dccabd45a61f8549a516..8addee606b54a68ced93db2e73bbf4acb883e6ee 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
@@ -1749,8 +1749,6 @@ BOOL LLImageGL::getMask(const LLVector2 &tc)
 			llassert(false);
 		}
 
-		llassert(mPickMaskWidth >= 0 && mPickMaskHeight >= 0);
-		
 		S32 x = llfloor(u * mPickMaskWidth);
 		S32 y = llfloor(v * mPickMaskHeight);