diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp
index 6fa1769581..a1ae93d834 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/drawing/engines/opengl/OpenGLDrawingEngine.cpp
@@ -803,8 +803,6 @@ void OpenGLDrawingContext::DrawSpriteSolid(DrawPixelInfo& dpi, const ImageId ima
 {
     CalculcateClipping(dpi);
 
-    assert((colour & 0xFF) > 0u);
-
     auto g1Element = GfxGetG1Element(image);
     if (g1Element == nullptr)
     {