diff --git a/src/libImaging/Access.c b/src/libImaging/Access.c
index f7adbe198..dd0418696 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Access.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/Access.c
@@ -46,22 +46,11 @@ add_item(const char *mode) {
 /* fetch individual pixel */
 
 static void
-get_pixel(Imaging im, int x, int y, void *color) {
+get_pixel_32_2bands(Imaging im, int x, int y, void *color) {
     char *out = color;
-
-    /* generic pixel access*/
-
-    if (im->image8) {
-        out[0] = im->image8[y][x];
-    } else {
-        UINT8 *p = (UINT8 *)&im->image32[y][x];
-        if (im->type == IMAGING_TYPE_UINT8 && im->bands == 2) {
-            out[0] = p[0];
-            out[1] = p[3];
-            return;
-        }
-        memcpy(out, p, im->pixelsize);
-    }
+    UINT8 *p = (UINT8 *)&im->image32[y][x];
+    out[0] = p[0];
+    out[1] = p[3];
 }
 
 static void
@@ -177,8 +166,8 @@ ImagingAccessInit() {
     /* populate access table */
     ADD("1", get_pixel_8, put_pixel_8);
     ADD("L", get_pixel_8, put_pixel_8);
-    ADD("LA", get_pixel, put_pixel_32);
-    ADD("La", get_pixel, put_pixel_32);
+    ADD("LA", get_pixel_32_2bands, put_pixel_32);
+    ADD("La", get_pixel_32_2bands, put_pixel_32);
     ADD("I", get_pixel_32, put_pixel_32);
     ADD("I;16", get_pixel_16L, put_pixel_16L);
     ADD("I;16L", get_pixel_16L, put_pixel_16L);
@@ -188,7 +177,7 @@ ImagingAccessInit() {
     ADD("I;32B", get_pixel_32B, put_pixel_32B);
     ADD("F", get_pixel_32, put_pixel_32);
     ADD("P", get_pixel_8, put_pixel_8);
-    ADD("PA", get_pixel, put_pixel_32);
+    ADD("PA", get_pixel_32_2bands, put_pixel_32);
     ADD("RGB", get_pixel_32, put_pixel_32);
     ADD("RGBA", get_pixel_32, put_pixel_32);
     ADD("RGBa", get_pixel_32, put_pixel_32);