diff --git a/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp b/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp
index 362e0b6..fab30de 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp
+++ b/libAACdec/src/aacdecoder.cpp
@@ -1630,17 +1630,9 @@
   aacChannelsOffset = 0;
   aacChannelsOffsetIdx = 0;
   elementOffset = 0;
-  if (configMode & AC_CM_ALLOC_MEM) {
-    if ((ascChannels <= 0) ||
-        (asc->m_channelConfiguration > AACDEC_MAX_CH_CONF)) {
-      return AAC_DEC_UNSUPPORTED_CHANNELCONFIG;
-    }
-    if ((ascChannels + aacChannelsOffsetIdx) > ((8) * 2)) {
-      return AAC_DEC_UNSUPPORTED_CHANNELCONFIG;
-    }
-    if ((ascChannels + aacChannelsOffset) > (8)) {
-      return AAC_DEC_UNSUPPORTED_CHANNELCONFIG;
-    }
+  if ((ascChannels <= 0) || (ascChannels > (8)) ||
+      (asc->m_channelConfiguration > AACDEC_MAX_CH_CONF)) {
+    return AAC_DEC_UNSUPPORTED_CHANNELCONFIG;
   }
 
   /* Set syntax flags */