diff --git a/renderdoc/replay/replay_controller.cpp b/renderdoc/replay/replay_controller.cpp
index 0acd81dd5..ca1b3ac7f 100644
--- a/renderdoc/replay/replay_controller.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/replay/replay_controller.cpp
@@ -1786,8 +1786,6 @@ void ReplayController::ReplayLoop(WindowingData window, ResourceId texid)
 
 void ReplayController::CancelReplayLoop()
 {
-  CHECK_REPLAY_THREAD();
-
   Atomic::Inc32(&m_ReplayLoopCancel);
 
   // wait for it to actually finish before returning