diff --git a/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc b/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc
index 91cddd820f..aead65c440 100644
--- a/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ void LCodeGen::DeoptimizeIf(Condition cc,
 void LCodeGen::PopulateDeoptimizationData(Handle<Code> code) {
   int length = deoptimizations_.length();
   if (length == 0) return;
-  ASSERT(FLAG_deopt);
   Handle<DeoptimizationInputData> data =
       factory()->NewDeoptimizationInputData(length, TENURED);