diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
index 44ef9bcacc..c15240a4f6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ protected void HandleColours<TModel>(TModel output, string line)
             try
             {
                 byte alpha = split.Length == 4 ? byte.Parse(split[3]) : (byte)255;
-
-                if (alpha == 0)
-                    alpha = 255;
-
                 colour = new Color4(byte.Parse(split[0]), byte.Parse(split[1]), byte.Parse(split[2]), alpha);
             }
             catch