diff --git a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
index 5edd6c8886077014f778bc99d5dee229c686d5a6..3d8bd21609775672373e7238174a1504dec9e546 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llimagegl.cpp
@@ -1743,8 +1743,6 @@ BOOL LLImageGL::getMask(const LLVector2 &tc)
 			llassert(false);
 		}
 
-		llassert(mPickMaskWidth >= 0 && mPickMaskHeight >= 0);
-		
 		S32 x = llfloor(u * mPickMaskWidth);
 		S32 y = llfloor(v * mPickMaskHeight);