diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_generator.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_generator.cpp
index b56d8924b4c..9fc335a8641 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_generator.cpp
@@ -1187,8 +1187,6 @@ fs_generator::generate_code(const cfg_t *cfg, int dispatch_width,
          break;
 
       case BRW_OPCODE_IF:
-         /* Can't have embedded compare (was only allowed on Gfx6). */
-         assert(inst->src[0].file == BAD_FILE);
          brw_IF(p, brw_get_default_exec_size(p));
 	 break;
 
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_lower_simd_width.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_lower_simd_width.cpp
index 26c5cf026bc..23906c9069e 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_lower_simd_width.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_lower_simd_width.cpp
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@ brw_fs_get_lowered_simd_width(const fs_visitor *shader, const fs_inst *inst)
    case BRW_OPCODE_BFI2:
       return get_fpu_lowered_simd_width(shader, inst);
 
-   case BRW_OPCODE_IF:
-      assert(inst->src[0].file == BAD_FILE || inst->exec_size <= 16);
-      return inst->exec_size;
-
    case SHADER_OPCODE_RCP:
    case SHADER_OPCODE_RSQ:
    case SHADER_OPCODE_SQRT: