diff --git a/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm b/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm
index fc9ef8daf..a75dc488f 100644
--- a/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/src/NSColor+MGLAdditions.mm
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 
 - (mbgl::Color)mbgl_color
 {
-    if (!self)
-    {
-        return { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
-    }
     CGFloat r, g, b, a;
     
     [[self colorUsingColorSpaceName:NSCalibratedRGBColorSpace] getRed:&r green:&g blue:&b alpha:&a];