diff --git a/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py b/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py
index 5b15ffc12b..36494f720c 100644
--- a/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py
+++ b/backend/invoke_ai_web_server.py
@@ -723,9 +723,6 @@ class InvokeAIWebServer:
                     generation_parameters["init_mask"]
                 ).convert("L")
 
-                if generation_parameters.invert_mask:
-                    mask_image = ImageOps.invert(mask_image)
-
                 """
                 Apply the mask to the init image, creating a "mask" image with 
                 transparency where inpainting should occur. This is the kind of