diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_virtual_grfs.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_virtual_grfs.cpp
index 942afc78232..05fbcb575c6 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_virtual_grfs.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_virtual_grfs.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ brw_opt_split_virtual_grfs(brw_shader &s)
          if (split_points[reg]) {
             has_splits = true;
             vgrf_has_split[i] = true;
-            assert(offset <= MAX_VGRF_SIZE(s.devinfo));
             unsigned grf = brw_allocate_vgrf_units(s, offset).nr;
             for (unsigned k = reg - offset; k < reg; k++)
                new_virtual_grf[k] = grf;
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ brw_opt_split_virtual_grfs(brw_shader &s)
       }
 
       /* The last one gets the original register number */
-      assert(offset <= MAX_VGRF_SIZE(s.devinfo));
       s.alloc.sizes[i] = offset;
       for (unsigned k = reg - offset; k < reg; k++)
          new_virtual_grf[k] = i;