diff --git a/source/build/src/palette.cpp b/source/build/src/palette.cpp
index cf4c07e0e..857e80ff1 100644
--- a/source/build/src/palette.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/palette.cpp
@@ -600,9 +600,6 @@ void handle_blend(uint8_t enable, uint8_t blend, uint8_t def)
 
 int32_t paletteSetLookupTable(int32_t palnum, const uint8_t *shtab)
 {
-    if (numshades != 32)
-        return -1;
-
     if (shtab != NULL)
     {
         maybe_alloc_palookup(palnum);