diff --git a/include/core/SkRefCnt.h b/include/core/SkRefCnt.h
index 82a3c9e000..a502d4ef17 100644
--- a/include/core/SkRefCnt.h
+++ b/include/core/SkRefCnt.h
@@ -71,15 +71,7 @@ public:
     /** Increment the reference count. Must be balanced by a call to unref().
     */
     void ref() const {
-#ifdef SK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID_FRAMEWORK
-        // Android employs some special subclasses that enable the fRefCnt to
-        // go to zero, but not below, prior to reusing the object.  This breaks
-        // the use of unique() on such objects and as such should be removed
-        // once the Android code is fixed.
-        SkASSERT(getRefCnt() >= 0);
-#else
         SkASSERT(getRefCnt() > 0);
-#endif
         // No barrier required.
         (void)fRefCnt.fetch_add(+1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }