diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index 1d98244bb..460d53bc3 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ SDL_ConvertColorkeyToAlpha(SDL_Surface * surface)
                 spot = row;
                 for (x = surface->w; x--;) {
                     if ((*spot & mask) == ckey) {
-                    if (*spot == ckey) {
                         *spot &= mask;
                     }
                     ++spot;