diff --git a/jquant2.c b/jquant2.c
index d9944705..9b060e57 100644
--- a/jquant2.c
+++ b/jquant2.c
@@ -513,8 +513,6 @@ compute_color (j_decompress_ptr cinfo, boxptr boxp, int icolor)
       }
     }
   
-  if (total == 0)
-    return;
   cinfo->colormap[0][icolor] = (JSAMPLE) ((c0total + (total>>1)) / total);
   cinfo->colormap[1][icolor] = (JSAMPLE) ((c1total + (total>>1)) / total);
   cinfo->colormap[2][icolor] = (JSAMPLE) ((c2total + (total>>1)) / total);