diff --git a/libavcodec/rectangle.h b/libavcodec/rectangle.h
index 5cc81feeaa..f18f667ad3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rectangle.h
+++ b/libavcodec/rectangle.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static av_always_inline void fill_rectangle(void *vp, int w, int h, int stride,
     w      *= size;
     stride *= size;
 
-    assert((((long)vp)&(FFMIN(w, STRIDE_ALIGN)-1)) == 0);
     assert((stride&(w-1))==0);
     if(w==2){
         const uint16_t v= size==4 ? val : val*0x0101;