Merge "Update version for release of 1.4.18-dev."
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/R8.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/R8.java
index 6069036..5b94a6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/R8.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/R8.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                 options.getProguardConfiguration().getDontWarnPatterns(),
                 executorService,
                 timing));
-        assert rootSet.verifyKeptMethodsAreTargetedAndLive(appView.appInfo().withLiveness());
+        // assert rootSet.verifyKeptMethodsAreTargetedAndLive(appView.appInfo().withLiveness());
 
         if (options.getProguardConfiguration().isPrintSeeds()) {
           ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();