diff --git a/lib/std/debug.zig b/lib/std/debug.zig
index 149eb2b12fb19e0db394d10f0559f48b8d91bfc0..37a3f0d7594c8190fd1fa27060a76f7512ac55d3 100644
--- a/lib/std/debug.zig
+++ b/lib/std/debug.zig
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ pub const CpuContextPtr = if (cpu_context.Native == noreturn) noreturn else *con
 /// fast and small mode. Outside of a test block, this assert
 /// function is the correct function to use.
 pub fn assert(ok: bool) void {
-    @disableInstrumentation();
     if (!ok) unreachable; // assertion failure
 }