diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageStat.py b/src/PIL/ImageStat.py
index efef0802f4d..2de24b6c7ca 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageStat.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageStat.py
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ def minmax(histogram):
                 if histogram[i]:
                     res_max = i
                     break
-            if res_max >= res_min:
-                return res_min, res_max
-            else:
-                return (255, 0)
+            return res_min, res_max
 
         v = []
         for i in range(0, len(self.h), 256):