diff --git a/sources/nd2/large_image_source_nd2/__init__.py b/sources/nd2/large_image_source_nd2/__init__.py
index 1fa78f63d..0d74d7bae 100644
--- a/sources/nd2/large_image_source_nd2/__init__.py
+++ b/sources/nd2/large_image_source_nd2/__init__.py
@@ -305,20 +305,11 @@ def getTile(self, x, y, z, pilImageAllowed=False, numpyAllowed=False, **kwargs):
         x1 = min((x + 1) * step * self.tileWidth, self.sizeX)
         y0 = y * step * self.tileHeight
         y1 = min((y + 1) * step * self.tileHeight, self.sizeY)
-        if getattr(self, 'style', None) and not getattr(self, '_skipStyle', False):
-            with self._tileLock:
-                if 0 not in self._recentFrames:
-                    self._recentFrames[0] = self._nd2[0]
-                tileframe = self._recentFrames[0]
-                tile = tileframe[0:1, 0:1].copy()
-            tile = numpy.zeros(
-                tuple([self.tileHeight, self.tileWidth] + list(tile.shape[2:])), dtype=tile.dtype)
-        else:
-            with self._tileLock:
-                if frame not in self._recentFrames:
-                    self._recentFrames[frame] = self._nd2[frame]
-                tileframe = self._recentFrames[frame]
-                tile = tileframe[y0:y1:step, x0:x1:step].copy()
+        with self._tileLock:
+            if frame not in self._recentFrames:
+                self._recentFrames[frame] = self._nd2[frame]
+            tileframe = self._recentFrames[frame]
+            tile = tileframe[y0:y1:step, x0:x1:step].copy()
         return self._outputTile(tile, TILE_FORMAT_NUMPY, x, y, z,
                                 pilImageAllowed, numpyAllowed, **kwargs)