diff --git a/core/math/basis.cpp b/core/math/basis.cpp
index ddf5f13d559..c386ac8f4c0 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.cpp
+++ b/core/math/basis.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ void Basis::invert() {
 
 void Basis::orthonormalize() {
 
-#ifdef MATH_CHECKS
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(determinant() == 0);
-#endif
-
 	// Gram-Schmidt Process
 
 	Vector3 x = get_axis(0);