diff --git a/source/gs-texture.cpp b/source/gs-texture.cpp
index ca9725b..d78078b 100644
--- a/source/gs-texture.cpp
+++ b/source/gs-texture.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ gs::texture::texture(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, gs_color_format format, ui
 		throw std::logic_error("height must be at least 1");
 	if (mip_levels == 0)
 		throw std::logic_error("mip_levels must be at least 1");
-	if (!mip_data)
-		throw std::logic_error("mip_data is invalid");
 
 	if (mip_levels > 1 || ((texture_flags & flags::BuildMipMaps) == flags::BuildMipMaps)) {
 		bool isPOT = util::math::is_power_of_two(width) && util::math::is_power_of_two(height);
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ gs::texture::texture(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t depth, gs_color_f
 		throw std::logic_error("depth must be at least 1");
 	if (mip_levels == 0)
 		throw std::logic_error("mip_levels must be at least 1");
-	if (!mip_data)
-		throw std::logic_error("mip_data is invalid");
 
 	if (mip_levels > 1 || ((texture_flags & flags::BuildMipMaps) == flags::BuildMipMaps)) {
 		bool isPOT = (pow(2, (int64_t)floor(log(width) / log(2))) == width)
@@ -104,8 +100,6 @@ gs::texture::texture(uint32_t size, gs_color_format format, uint32_t mip_levels,
 		throw std::logic_error("size must be at least 1");
 	if (mip_levels == 0)
 		throw std::logic_error("mip_levels must be at least 1");
-	if (!mip_data)
-		throw std::logic_error("mip_data is invalid");
 
 	if (mip_levels > 1 || ((texture_flags & flags::BuildMipMaps) == flags::BuildMipMaps)) {
 		bool isPOT = (pow(2, (int64_t)floor(log(size) / log(2))) == size);
diff --git a/source/gs-texture.h b/source/gs-texture.h
index f6212a6..6143e35 100644
--- a/source/gs-texture.h
+++ b/source/gs-texture.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace gs {
 		* \brief Create a texture from an existing gs_texture_t object.
 		*/
 		texture(gs_texture_t* tex, bool takeOwnership = false) : m_texture(tex), m_isOwner(takeOwnership) {}
-		
+
 		void load(int unit);
 
 		gs_texture_t* get_object();