diff --git a/src/_imaging.c b/src/_imaging.c
index 79bc832cc81..5f2cf78a27c 100644
--- a/src/_imaging.c
+++ b/src/_imaging.c
@@ -1800,10 +1800,6 @@ _putpixel(ImagingObject *self, PyObject *args) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (self->access) {
-        self->access->put_pixel(im, x, y, ink);
-    }
-
     Py_INCREF(Py_None);
     return Py_None;
 }