diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
index e7816ea378e..73629aa27c2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ kopper_CreateSurface(struct zink_screen *screen, struct kopper_displaytarget *cd
       /* VK_PRESENT_MODE_SHARED_DEMAND_REFRESH_KHR and VK_PRESENT_MODE_SHARED_CONTINUOUS_REFRESH_KHR
       * are not handled
       */
-      assert(modes[i] <= VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_RELAXED_KHR);
       if (modes[i] <= VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_RELAXED_KHR)
          cdt->present_modes |= BITFIELD_BIT(modes[i]);
    }