diff --git a/src/wrapper/standalone/backend/jack.rs b/src/wrapper/standalone/backend/jack.rs
index f90018cc..09050d07 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/standalone/backend/jack.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/standalone/backend/jack.rs
@@ -121,20 +121,11 @@ impl<P: Plugin> Backend<P> for Jack {
 
             input_events.clear();
             if let Some(midi_input) = &midi_input {
-                input_events.extend(midi_input.iter(ps).filter_map(|midi| {
-                    // Unless it is a SysEx message, a JACK MIDI message is always three bytes or
-                    // less and is normalized (starts with a status byte and is self-contained).
-                    if midi.bytes.len() <= 3 {
-                        // JACK may not pad messages with zeroes, so messages for things like channel
-                        // pressure may be less than three bytes in length.
-                        let mut midi_data = [0u8; 3];
-                        midi_data[..midi.bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(midi.bytes);
-
-                        NoteEvent::from_midi(midi.time, &midi_data).ok()
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                }));
+                input_events.extend(
+                    midi_input
+                        .iter(ps)
+                        .filter_map(|midi| NoteEvent::from_midi(midi.time, midi.bytes).ok()),
+                );
             }
 
             output_events.clear();