diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index b49876ea07..c2144f1591 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ def _reshape_mask(_mask:Optional[Tuple[Tuple[sint, sint], ...]], old_shape:Tuple
       if mask != (0, old_dim) and next_mask[1] - next_mask[0] != 1: return None
       mask, old_dim = (next_mask[0] * old_dim + l, (next_mask[1] - 1) * old_dim + r), old_dim * next(r_shape, 1)
 
-  # TODO: do we need this?
-  for mask in r_masks: # if the old shape has leading 1s, need to make sure their mask is (0,1)
-    if mask != (0, 1): return ((0, 0),) * len(new_shape) # invalid mask
-
   return tuple(reversed(new_mask))
 
 def unravel(shape:Tuple[sint, ...], offset:sint) -> List[sint]: