diff --git a/packages/loader/src/gltf/extensions/EXT_texture_webp.ts b/packages/loader/src/gltf/extensions/EXT_texture_webp.ts
index 1b9d7249cc..d723df0599 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/gltf/extensions/EXT_texture_webp.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/gltf/extensions/EXT_texture_webp.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ class EXT_texture_webp extends GLTFExtensionParser {
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    try {
-      this._supportWebP = document.createElement("canvas").toDataURL("image/webp").indexOf("data:image/webp") == 0;
-    } catch (e) {
-      this._supportWebP = false;
-    }
+    this._supportWebP = document.createElement("canvas").toDataURL("image/webp").indexOf("data:image/webp") == 0;
   }
 
   override async createAndParse(