diff --git a/lib/modifiedAPI.js b/lib/modifiedAPI.js
index 91b368b..fe01615 100644
--- a/lib/modifiedAPI.js
+++ b/lib/modifiedAPI.js
@@ -268,13 +268,7 @@
 			type: "readout",
 			getStatus: function(obj, status){
 				status = Object.create(status);
-				if (hasType(status, "input")){
-					var contextType = canvasContextType.get(obj && obj.canvas);
-					status.active = contextType !== "2d";
-				}
-				else {
-					status.active = hasType(status, "readout");
-				}
+				status.active = hasType(status, "readout");
 				return status;
 			},
 			object: "CanvasRenderingContext2D",
diff --git a/releaseNotes.txt b/releaseNotes.txt
index cc81f63..1e656a2 100644
--- a/releaseNotes.txt
+++ b/releaseNotes.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Version 0.4.1:
 		- 
 	
 	fixes:
-		- 
+		- unnecessary check for context type in getImageData broke websites
 
 Version 0.4.0.2:
 	fixes: