diff --git a/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig b/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig
index ec3ff252fb..74ea71ce9d 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ fn writeSyntheticSections(elf_file: *Elf) !void {
     const SortRelocs = struct {
         pub fn lessThan(ctx: void, lhs: elf.Elf64_Rela, rhs: elf.Elf64_Rela) bool {
             _ = ctx;
-            assert(lhs.r_offset != rhs.r_offset);
             return lhs.r_offset < rhs.r_offset;
         }
     };