diff --git a/frontend/src/common/util/parameterTranslation.ts b/frontend/src/common/util/parameterTranslation.ts
index 638e972d03..a3038ee5fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/common/util/parameterTranslation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/common/util/parameterTranslation.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const frontendToBackendParameters = (
     generationParameters.strength = img2imgStrength;
     generationParameters.fit = false;
 
-    const maskDataURL = generateMask(maskImageElement, lines, boundingBox);
+    const maskDataURL = generateMask(maskImageElement, lines);
 
     generationParameters.init_mask = maskDataURL.split(
       'data:image/png;base64,'
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/boundingBoxAnchorBoundDragFunc.ts b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/boundingBoxAnchorBoundDragFunc.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/checkIsMaskEmpty.ts b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/checkIsMaskEmpty.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..372d2f4228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/checkIsMaskEmpty.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import Konva from 'konva';
+import { MaskLine } from '../inpaintingSlice';
+
+/**
+ * Converts canvas into pixel buffer and checks if it is empty (all pixels full alpha).
+ */
+const checkIsMaskEmpty = (image: HTMLImageElement, lines: MaskLine[]) => {
+  const offscreenContainer = document.createElement('div');
+
+  const { width, height } = image;
+
+  const stage = new Konva.Stage({
+    container: offscreenContainer,
+    width: width,
+    height: height,
+  });
+
+  const layer = new Konva.Layer();
+
+  stage.add(layer);
+
+  lines.forEach((line) =>
+    layer.add(
+      new Konva.Line({
+        points: line.points,
+        stroke: 'rgb(255,255,255)',
+        strokeWidth: line.strokeWidth * 2,
+        tension: 0,
+        lineCap: 'round',
+        lineJoin: 'round',
+        shadowForStrokeEnabled: false,
+        globalCompositeOperation:
+          line.tool === 'brush' ? 'source-over' : 'destination-out',
+      })
+    )
+  );
+
+  offscreenContainer.remove();
+
+  const pixelBuffer = new Uint32Array(
+    layer.getContext().getImageData(0, 0, width, height).data.buffer
+  );
+
+  return !pixelBuffer.some((color) => color !== 0);
+};
+
+export default checkIsMaskEmpty;
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts
index 7e294198fc..d8c6e60b06 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/util/generateMask.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Konva from 'konva';
-import { IRect } from 'konva/lib/types';
 import { MaskLine } from '../inpaintingSlice';
 
 /**
@@ -12,11 +11,7 @@ import { MaskLine } from '../inpaintingSlice';
  * drawing the mask and compositing everything correctly to output a valid
  * mask image.
  */
-const generateMask = (
-  image: HTMLImageElement,
-  lines: MaskLine[],
-  boundingBox: IRect
-) => {
+const generateMask = (image: HTMLImageElement, lines: MaskLine[]) => {
   const { width, height } = image;
 
   const offscreenContainer = document.createElement('div');