diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_linux.cc
index f506329f970..b0207578de1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_linux.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ int grpc_accept4(int sockfd, grpc_resolved_address* resolved_addr, int nonblock,
                  int cloexec) {
   int flags = 0;
   GPR_ASSERT(sizeof(socklen_t) <= sizeof(size_t));
-  GPR_ASSERT(resolved_addr->len <= (socklen_t)-1);
   flags |= nonblock ? SOCK_NONBLOCK : 0;
   flags |= cloexec ? SOCK_CLOEXEC : 0;
   return accept4(sockfd, reinterpret_cast<grpc_sockaddr*>(resolved_addr->addr),
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.cc
index d5d00af9760..2a49583ac4e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ int grpc_accept4(int sockfd, grpc_resolved_address* resolved_addr, int nonblock,
                  int cloexec) {
   int fd, flags;
   GPR_ASSERT(sizeof(socklen_t) <= sizeof(size_t));
-  GPR_ASSERT(resolved_addr->len <= (socklen_t)-1);
   fd = accept(sockfd, (grpc_sockaddr*)resolved_addr->addr,
               (socklen_t*)&resolved_addr->len);
   if (fd >= 0) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix_common.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix_common.cc
index 0734453364a..9f4e58ca16e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix_common.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_server_utils_posix_common.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ grpc_error* grpc_tcp_server_prepare_socket(int fd,
   err = grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(fd);
   if (err != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) goto error;
 
-  GPR_ASSERT(addr->len < ~(socklen_t)0);
   if (bind(fd, reinterpret_cast<grpc_sockaddr*>(const_cast<char*>(addr->addr)),
            addr->len) < 0) {
     err = GRPC_OS_ERROR(errno, "bind");
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.cc
index 04716a254d1..9990deec7a3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.cc
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ static int prepare_socket(grpc_socket_factory* socket_factory, int fd,
     }
   }
 
-  GPR_ASSERT(addr->len < ~(socklen_t)0);
   if (bind_socket(socket_factory, fd, addr) < 0) {
     char* addr_str;
     grpc_sockaddr_to_string(&addr_str, addr, 0);