diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MapPalette.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MapPalette.java
index 198c4c39d..b937441d2 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MapPalette.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/map/MapPalette.java
@@ -263,11 +263,7 @@ public final class MapPalette {
     @Deprecated
     @NotNull
     public static Color getColor(byte index) {
-        if ((index > -21 && index < 0) || index > 127) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
-        } else {
-            // Minecraft has 143 colors, some of which have negative byte representations
-            return colors[index >= 0 ? index : index + 256];
-        }
+        // Minecraft has 143 colors, some of which have negative byte representations
+        return colors[index >= 0 ? index : index + 256];
     }
 }