diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
index 6073d6031ee..539b821534d 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -343,12 +343,6 @@ void PowerPCAsmPrinter::printOp(const MachineOperand &MO, bool IsCallOp) {
 void PowerPCAsmPrinter::printMachineInstruction(const MachineInstr *MI) {
   ++EmittedInsts;
 
-/// NOTE: THIS SHOULD NEVER BE CHECKED IN.  STAY LOCAL IN CHRIS'S TREE.
-  if (0 && MI->getOpcode() == PPC::OR)
-    assert((MI->getOperand(0).getReg() != MI->getOperand(1).getReg() ||
-           MI->getOperand(2).getReg() != MI->getOperand(1).getReg()) &&
-  "noop copy emitted!");
-
   // Check for slwi/srwi mnemonics.
   if (MI->getOpcode() == PPC::RLWINM) {
     bool FoundMnemonic = false;