diff --git a/crates/image/src/zlib.rs b/crates/image/src/zlib.rs
index 37d627f..fa2ec46 100644
--- a/crates/image/src/zlib.rs
+++ b/crates/image/src/zlib.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ pub enum ZlibError {
     PresetDictionaryNotSupported,
     /// Adler-32 checksum of decompressed data does not match the trailer.
     ChecksumMismatch { expected: u32, actual: u32 },
-    /// Input is too short to contain the Adler-32 trailer.
-    MissingTrailer,
     /// DEFLATE decompression error.
     Deflate(deflate::DeflateError),
 }
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for ZlibError {
                     "Adler-32 checksum mismatch: expected {expected:#010x}, got {actual:#010x}"
                 )
             }
-            Self::MissingTrailer => write!(f, "missing Adler-32 trailer"),
             Self::Deflate(e) => write!(f, "deflate error: {e}"),
         }
     }
@@ -143,10 +140,6 @@ pub fn zlib_decompress(input: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 
     // Compressed data starts after the 2-byte header
     // Adler-32 checksum occupies the last 4 bytes
-    if input.len() < 6 {
-        return Err(ZlibError::MissingTrailer);
-    }
-
     let compressed = &input[2..input.len() - 4];
     let trailer = &input[input.len() - 4..];
 
@@ -250,10 +243,6 @@ mod tests {
             .to_string(),
             "Adler-32 checksum mismatch: expected 0x12345678, got 0xabcdef01"
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            ZlibError::MissingTrailer.to_string(),
-            "missing Adler-32 trailer"
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             ZlibError::Deflate(deflate::DeflateError::UnexpectedEof).to_string(),
             "deflate error: unexpected end of input"