diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/ImageLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/ImageLayer.js
index a54a01bb88..4f035def52 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/ImageLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/ImageLayer.js
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ class CanvasImageLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
         );
         if (image && this.loadImage(image)) {
           this.image_ = image;
-        } else {
-          this.image_ = null;
         }
       } else {
         this.image_ = null;