diff --git a/source/build/src/tiles.cpp b/source/build/src/tiles.cpp
index 5a223f965..a74bb6973 100644
--- a/source/build/src/tiles.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/tiles.cpp
@@ -287,22 +287,6 @@ int32_t E_ReadArtFileHeader(int32_t const fil, char const * const fn, artheader_
 {
     int32_t artversion;
     kread(fil, &artversion, 4); artversion = B_LITTLE32(artversion);
-
-    if (artversion == B_LITTLE32(0x4c495542))
-    {
-        kread(fil, &artversion, 4); artversion = B_LITTLE32(artversion);
-        if (artversion == B_LITTLE32(0x54524144))
-        {
-            kread(fil, &artversion, 4); artversion = B_LITTLE32(artversion);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            initprintf("loadpics: Invalid art file, %s\n", fn);
-            kclose(fil);
-            return 1;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (artversion != 1)
     {
         initprintf("loadpics: Invalid art file version in %s\n", fn);