diff --git a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
index 8d8e07c..4d0c716 100644
--- a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
@@ -1081,12 +1081,11 @@
 
     sk_sp<SkBaseDevice> newDevice;
     {
-        const bool preserveLCDText = kOpaque_SkAlphaType == info.alphaType();
+        SkASSERT(info.alphaType() != kOpaque_SkAlphaType);
         const SkBaseDevice::TileUsage usage = SkBaseDevice::kNever_TileUsage;
         const bool trackCoverage =
                 SkToBool(saveLayerFlags & kMaskAgainstCoverage_EXPERIMENTAL_DONT_USE_SaveLayerFlag);
         const SkBaseDevice::CreateInfo createInfo = SkBaseDevice::CreateInfo(info, usage, geo,
-                                                                             preserveLCDText,
                                                                              trackCoverage,
                                                                              fAllocator.get());
         newDevice.reset(priorDevice->onCreateDevice(createInfo, paint));