diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_combine_constants.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_combine_constants.cpp
index 329b1fb37e2..f8e22f96173 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_combine_constants.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_combine_constants.cpp
@@ -1317,8 +1317,6 @@ brw_fs_opt_combine_constants(fs_visitor &s)
       case SHADER_OPCODE_INT_REMAINDER:
       case SHADER_OPCODE_POW:
          if (inst->src[0].file == IMM) {
-            assert(inst->opcode != SHADER_OPCODE_POW);
-
             add_candidate_immediate(&table, inst, ip, 0, true, false, block,
                                     devinfo, const_ctx);
          }
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_copy_propagation.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_copy_propagation.cpp
index db62a269e82..bbb96dc854f 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_copy_propagation.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs_copy_propagation.cpp
@@ -988,18 +988,12 @@ try_constant_propagate(const brw_compiler *compiler, fs_inst *inst,
    switch (inst->opcode) {
    case BRW_OPCODE_MOV:
    case SHADER_OPCODE_LOAD_PAYLOAD:
+   case SHADER_OPCODE_POW:
    case FS_OPCODE_PACK:
       inst->src[arg] = val;
       progress = true;
       break;
 
-   case SHADER_OPCODE_POW:
-      if (arg == 1) {
-         inst->src[arg] = val;
-         progress = true;
-      }
-      break;
-
    case BRW_OPCODE_SUBB:
       if (arg == 1) {
          inst->src[arg] = val;