diff --git a/src/stitching_scanner.py b/src/stitching_scanner.py
index 8036b60..42171c2 100644
--- a/src/stitching_scanner.py
+++ b/src/stitching_scanner.py
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ class StitchingScanner:
                     strip_end = min(w, append_width + BLEND_WIDTH)
                     new_strip = frame[:, :strip_end]
                     x_offset = int(self.state.mosaic_width - abs(self.state.current_x) - new_strip.shape[1])
-                    x_offset = max(0, x_offset)
                     self.mosaic = self._blend_horizontal_at_y(
                         self.mosaic, new_strip, BLEND_WIDTH, append_right=False, x_offset=x_offset, y_offset=y_offset)