diff --git a/Examples/Patented/SIFTExample.cxx b/Examples/Patented/SIFTExample.cxx
index 4a632d8c3162df85544c4e68f5d54fdc10ad8cbb..fe3e4595b7ae956142231495428c3d9f52383a82 100644
--- a/Examples/Patented/SIFTExample.cxx
+++ b/Examples/Patented/SIFTExample.cxx
@@ -260,10 +260,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
       static_cast<unsigned int>(size[1])
       && static_cast<unsigned int>(index[0]) <
       static_cast<unsigned int>(size[0])
-      && static_cast<unsigned int>(index[1]) >=
-      static_cast<unsigned int>(0)
-      && static_cast<unsigned int>(index[0]) >=
-      static_cast<unsigned int>(0))
       {
       outputImage->SetPixel(index, keyPixel);