diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
index e9b4e6b12..51b2ad42e 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
@@ -552,11 +552,9 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_new_from_bitmap (CoglBitmap      *bmp,
   if (bmp_width < 1 || bmp_height < 1)
     return COGL_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
-  /* If we can't use FBOs or we can't read back texture data then it
-     will be too slow to migrate textures and we shouldn't use the
-     atlas */
-  if (!cogl_features_available (COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_READ_PIXELS) ||
-      !cogl_features_available (COGL_FEATURE_OFFSCREEN))
+  /* If we can't use FBOs then it will be too slow to migrate textures
+     and we shouldn't use the atlas */
+  if (!cogl_features_available (COGL_FEATURE_OFFSCREEN))
     return COGL_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
   COGL_NOTE (ATLAS, "Adding texture of size %ix%i", bmp_width, bmp_height);