diff --git a/src/SerLCD.cpp b/src/SerLCD.cpp
index a84301c..83c901c 100644
--- a/src/SerLCD.cpp
+++ b/src/SerLCD.cpp
@@ -343,8 +343,6 @@ void SerLCD::setCursor(byte col, byte row)
   int row_offsets[] = {0x00, 0x40, 0x14, 0x54};
 
   //kepp variables in bounds
-  //Explicitly cast numeric literals to type byte to avoid ESP32 and ESP8266 compile errors
-  row = max((byte) 0, row);            //row cannot be less than 0
   row = min(row, (byte)(MAX_ROWS - 1)); //row cannot be greater than max rows
 
   //send the command
@@ -775,4 +773,4 @@ void SerLCD::setAddress(byte new_addr)
 byte SerLCD::getAddress()
 {
   return _i2cAddr;
-} //getAddress
\ No newline at end of file
+} //getAddress