diff --git a/cogl/cogl-auto-texture.c b/cogl/cogl-auto-texture.c
index 6de2e32e9..9a5819d94 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-auto-texture.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-auto-texture.c
@@ -179,14 +179,6 @@ _cogl_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
                                                         &internal_error)))
     return COGL_TEXTURE (atlas_tex);
 
-  if (cogl_error_matches (internal_error,
-                          COGL_SYSTEM_ERROR,
-                          COGL_SYSTEM_ERROR_NO_MEMORY))
-    {
-      _cogl_propagate_error (error, internal_error);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
   cogl_error_free (internal_error);
   internal_error = NULL;
 
@@ -200,14 +192,6 @@ _cogl_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
                                                            internal_format,
                                                            &internal_error));
 
-      if (cogl_error_matches (internal_error,
-                              COGL_SYSTEM_ERROR,
-                              COGL_SYSTEM_ERROR_NO_MEMORY))
-        {
-          _cogl_propagate_error (error, internal_error);
-          return NULL;
-        }
-
       if (!tex)
         {
           cogl_error_free (internal_error);