diff --git a/src/spandrel/architectures/Compact/__init__.py b/src/spandrel/architectures/Compact/__init__.py
index 5af01c82..1f7c21ce 100644
--- a/src/spandrel/architectures/Compact/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spandrel/architectures/Compact/__init__.py
@@ -21,22 +21,11 @@ def _get_scale_and_output_channels(x: int, input_channels: int) -> tuple[int, in
     def is_square(n: int) -> bool:
         return math.sqrt(n) == int(math.sqrt(n))
 
-    def perfect_square_root(n: int) -> int:
-        root = int(math.sqrt(n))
-        assert root * root == n, f"{n} is not a perfect square"
-        return root
-
-    if x % 3 == 0 and x % 9 != 0:
-        # we know that output_channels MUST be a multiple of 3
-        # so let's assume that output_channels is exactly 3
-        x = x // 3
-        return perfect_square_root(x), 3
-
     # just try out a few candidates and see which ones fulfill the requirements
     candidates = [input_channels, 3, 4, 1]
     for c in candidates:
         if x % c == 0 and is_square(x // c):
-            return perfect_square_root(x // c), c
+            return int(math.sqrt(x // c)), c
 
     raise AssertionError(
         f"Expected output channels to be either 1, 3, or 4. Could not find a a pair (s, o) such that s*s*o = {x}"