diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TranscodingTransformer.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TranscodingTransformer.java
index 348f3dac04..4b01c191a7 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TranscodingTransformer.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TranscodingTransformer.java
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ public final class TranscodingTransformer {
     checkState(
         !transformation.removeAudio || !transformation.removeVideo,
         "Audio and video cannot both be removed.");
-    checkState(!(transformation.removeVideo));
     this.context = context;
     this.mediaSourceFactory = mediaSourceFactory;
     this.muxerFactory = muxerFactory;