diff --git a/lib/email/styles.rb b/lib/email/styles.rb
index c8001e8da79..fae9da62155 100644
--- a/lib/email/styles.rb
+++ b/lib/email/styles.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ module Email
             img['width'] = 'auto'
             img['height'] = 'auto'
           end
-          add_styles(img, 'max-width:100%;') if img['style'] !~ /max-width/
         end
 
         # ensure all urls are absolute