diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/ArrayConstructionSimplifier.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/ArrayConstructionSimplifier.java
index 9f05376..7ce1b99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/ArrayConstructionSimplifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/ArrayConstructionSimplifier.java
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@
         return null;
       }
       if (arrayPut.instructionInstanceCanThrow(appView, code.context())) {
-        assert false;
         return null;
       }
       int index = arrayPut.index().getConstInstruction().asConstNumber().getIntValue();