diff --git a/src/compression/lerc.js b/src/compression/lerc.js
index c66851db..39816973 100644
--- a/src/compression/lerc.js
+++ b/src/compression/lerc.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export default class LercDecoder extends BaseDecoder {
     super();
 
     this.planarConfiguration = typeof fileDirectory.PlanarConfiguration !== 'undefined' ? fileDirectory.PlanarConfiguration : 1;
-    this.samplesPerPixel = typeof fileDirectory.SamplesPerPixel !== 'undefined' ? fileDirectory.SamplesPerPixel : 1;
 
     this.addCompression = fileDirectory.LercParameters[LercParameters.AddCompression];
   }