diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c
index 8cc53de4941..00376293ea6 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_device.c
@@ -220,9 +220,6 @@ vk_device_init(struct vk_device *device,
    device->swapchain_private = NULL;
 #endif /* ANDROID */
 
-   assert_device_extensions_requirements(&physical_device->supported_extensions,
-                                         physical_device->instance->supported_extensions);
-
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_instance.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_instance.c
index a24f5b142d9..a17a62e9f8c 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_instance.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_instance.c
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ vk_instance_init(struct vk_instance *instance,
 
    glsl_type_singleton_init_or_ref();
 
-   assert_instance_extensions_requirements(instance->supported_extensions);
-
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/vk_extensions_gen.py b/src/vulkan/util/vk_extensions_gen.py
index 17929227f1d..a9b377047ae 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/vk_extensions_gen.py
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/vk_extensions_gen.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ _TEMPLATE_H = Template(COPYRIGHT + """
 #ifndef ${driver.upper()}_EXTENSIONS_H
 #define ${driver.upper()}_EXTENSIONS_H
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 %if driver == 'vk':
@@ -57,17 +56,6 @@ struct vk_${type}_extension_table {
       };
    };
 };
-
-static inline void
-assert_${type}_extensions_requirements(const struct vk_${type}_extension_table *${type}_ext${
-', const struct vk_instance_extension_table *instance_ext' if type == 'device' else ''
-}) {
-% for ext in extensions:
-  % for req in ext.requires:
-   assert(!${ext.type}_ext->${ext.name[3:]} || ${req.type}_ext->${req.name[3:]});
-  % endfor
-% endfor
-}
 </%def>
 
 ${extension_table('instance', instance_extensions)}