diff --git a/src/r_data.c b/src/r_data.c
index 5598dafcd..1de51fedd 100644
--- a/src/r_data.c
+++ b/src/r_data.c
@@ -1849,15 +1849,6 @@ extracolormap_t *R_CreateColormap(char *p1, char *p2, char *p3)
 	rgba = R_PutRgbaRGBA(cr, cg, cb, ca);
 	fadergba = R_PutRgbaRGBA(cfr, cfg, cfb, cfa);
 
-	// Did we just make a default colormap?
-#ifdef EXTRACOLORMAPLUMPS
-	if (R_CheckDefaultColormapByValues(true, true, true, rgba, fadergba, fadestart, fadeend, fog, LUMPERROR))
-		return NULL;
-#else
-	if (R_CheckDefaultColormapByValues(true, true, true, rgba, fadergba, fadestart, fadeend, fog))
-		return NULL;
-#endif
-
 	// Did we just make a default colormap?
 #ifdef EXTRACOLORMAPLUMPS
 	if (R_CheckDefaultColormapByValues(true, true, true, rgba, fadergba, fadestart, fadeend, fog, LUMPERROR))