diff --git a/src/intel/decoder/intel_batch_decoder.c b/src/intel/decoder/intel_batch_decoder.c
index fcd93c72b03..0d327a9c502 100644
--- a/src/intel/decoder/intel_batch_decoder.c
+++ b/src/intel/decoder/intel_batch_decoder.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ dump_samplers(struct intel_batch_decode_ctx *ctx, uint32_t offset, int count)
 
    if (count * sampler_state_size >= bo.size) {
       fprintf(ctx->fp, "  sampler state ends after bo ends\n");
-      assert(!"sampler state ends after bo ends");
       return;
    }