diff --git a/panda/src/egg/eggTexture.I b/panda/src/egg/eggTexture.I
index 1aab48a6fa..bc67f62113 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/eggTexture.I
+++ b/panda/src/egg/eggTexture.I
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ has_anisotropic_degree() const {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 INLINE int EggTexture::
 get_anisotropic_degree() const {
-  nassertr(has_anisotropic_degree(), 1);
+  //  nassertr(has_anisotropic_degree(), 1);
 
   // note: _anisotropic_degree's of 0 and 1 are equivalent (no anisotropic filtering to be done by gsg)
   return _anisotropic_degree;