diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage-color-profile.c b/app/core/gimpimage-color-profile.c
index 27dc6b0b3e..0fc71a2d67 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage-color-profile.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage-color-profile.c
@@ -604,9 +604,6 @@ gimp_image_color_profile_srgb_to_pixel (GimpImage     *image,
 
   if (transform)
     {
-      /* for the alpha channel */
-      gimp_rgba_get_pixel (color, pixel_format, pixel);
-
       gimp_color_transform_process_pixels (transform,
                                            babl_format ("R'G'B'A double"),
                                            color,