diff --git a/gsk/gsktransform.c b/gsk/gsktransform.c
index f116b79acd..b474ec4114 100644
--- a/gsk/gsktransform.c
+++ b/gsk/gsktransform.c
@@ -751,9 +751,6 @@ gsk_rotate_transform_apply_2d (GskTransform *transform,
   GskRotateTransform *self = (GskRotateTransform *) transform;
   float s, c, xx, xy, yx, yy;
 
-  if (fmodf (self->angle, 360.0f) == 0.0)
-    return;
-
   _sincos (self->angle, &s, &c);
 
   xx =  c * *out_xx + s * *out_xy;