diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Cache.zig b/lib/std/Build/Cache.zig
index 3daa23cf6d46f9f368ffc02d16d00d1e739d65ab..f7896eac5341d5f263347e57c332043f90d15d91 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Cache.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Cache.zig
@@ -1038,7 +1038,6 @@ pub const Manifest = struct {
         // And now iterate over remaining input files and populate the missing input file hashes.
         const contents = m.contents.items;
         for (file_offs[next_file_index..], m.input_paths.items[next_file_index..]) |input_file_off, *input_path| {
-            assert(@backingInt(input_file_off) == off);
             try populateInputPath(m, input_file_off, input_path, contents);
         }
         return result;