diff --git a/vcl/source/filter/jpeg/jpegc.cxx b/vcl/source/filter/jpeg/jpegc.cxx
index 28af8c915d4b..8fc0ed83b8bf 100644
--- a/vcl/source/filter/jpeg/jpegc.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/filter/jpeg/jpegc.cxx
@@ -177,16 +177,6 @@ void ReadJPEG( JPEGReader* pJPEGReader, void* pInputStream, long* pLines,
                 pCYMKBuffer.resize(nWidth * 4);
             }
 
-            const ScanlineFormat nFormat = pAccess->GetScanlineFormat();
-
-            bool bTopDown = true;
-
-            if (( bGray && nFormat == ScanlineFormat::N8BitPal) ||
-                (!bGray && nFormat == ScanlineFormat::N24BitTcRgb))
-            {
-                bTopDown = pAccess->IsTopDown();
-            }
-
             std::unique_ptr<BitmapColor[]> pCols;
 
             if (bGray)
@@ -228,9 +218,6 @@ void ReadJPEG( JPEGReader* pJPEGReader, void* pInputStream, long* pLines,
                     jpeg_read_scanlines(&cinfo, reinterpret_cast<JSAMPARRAY>(&p), 1);
                 }
 
-                if (!bTopDown)
-                    yIndex = nHeight - 1 - yIndex;
-
                 if (bGray)
                 {
                     for (long x = 0; x < nWidth; ++x)