diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
index d4179be78ef2bb0c03cb21d06a7cbabd1ced19c5..8cdf29849e5be3fdf2ef37c65f350868bf848b50 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/movieclip.c
@@ -280,17 +280,8 @@ static ImBuf *movieclip_load_movie_file(MovieClip *clip, MovieClipUser *user, in
 	movieclip_open_anim_file(clip);
 
 	if (clip->anim) {
-		int dur;
-		int fra;
-
-		dur = IMB_anim_get_duration(clip->anim, tc);
-		fra = framenr - clip->start_frame + clip->frame_offset;
-
-		if (fra < 0)
-			fra = 0;
-
-		if (fra > (dur - 1))
-			fra = dur - 1;
+		int dur = IMB_anim_get_duration(clip->anim, tc);
+		int fra = framenr - clip->start_frame + clip->frame_offset;
 
 		ibuf = IMB_anim_absolute(clip->anim, fra, tc, proxy);
 	}