diff --git a/source/compiler-core/slang-source-loc.cpp b/source/compiler-core/slang-source-loc.cpp
index 75601b8159..5f1f51a381 100644
--- a/source/compiler-core/slang-source-loc.cpp
+++ b/source/compiler-core/slang-source-loc.cpp
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ void SourceFile::setContents(ISlangBlob* blob)
 
     char const* decodedContentBegin = (char const*)m_contentBlob->getBufferPointer();
     const UInt decodedContentSize = m_contentBlob->getBufferSize();
-    assert(decodedContentSize <= rawContentSize);
     char const* decodedContentEnd = decodedContentBegin + decodedContentSize;
 
     m_content = UnownedStringSlice(decodedContentBegin, decodedContentEnd);