diff --git a/src/windows.jl b/src/windows.jl
index da67e04f..8dd3921e 100644
--- a/src/windows.jl
+++ b/src/windows.jl
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@ const BoolOr2 = Union{Tuple{Bool, Bool}, Bool}
 
 function matrix_window(func, dims::Tuple{Integer,Integer}, arg::Union{RealOr2,Nothing}=nothing;
         padding::IntegerOr2=0, zerophase::BoolOr2=false)
-    length(dims) == 2 || throw(ArgumentError("`dims` must be length 2"))
     paddings = argdup(padding)
     zerophases = argdup(zerophase)
     if isnothing(arg)