diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/global.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/global.rs
index 720a57e89b..3ba8cfdb7a 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/global.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/global.rs
@@ -706,13 +706,6 @@ impl Global {
                 });
             }
 
-            {
-                let snatch_guard = device.snatchable_lock.read();
-                if let Err(e) = texture.check_destroyed(&snatch_guard) {
-                    break 'error e.into();
-                }
-            }
-
             let view = match device.create_texture_view(&texture, desc) {
                 Ok(view) => view,
                 Err(e) => break 'error e,
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
index a7b580c93b..4eb073b6b8 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
@@ -1075,16 +1075,6 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Texture<A> {
             .ok_or_else(|| DestroyedResourceError(self.error_ident()))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn check_destroyed<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-        guard: &'a SnatchGuard,
-    ) -> Result<(), DestroyedResourceError> {
-        self.inner
-            .get(guard)
-            .map(|_| ())
-            .ok_or_else(|| DestroyedResourceError(self.error_ident()))
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn inner_mut<'a>(
         &'a self,
         guard: &'a mut ExclusiveSnatchGuard,