diff --git a/libdrm/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c b/libdrm/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c
index 3e46f532..b8be96d9 100644
--- a/libdrm/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c
+++ b/libdrm/intel/intel_bufmgr_gem.c
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ drm_intel_gem_bo_alloc_for_render(drm_intel_bufmgr *bufmgr,
 				  unsigned long size,
 				  unsigned int alignment)
 {
-	assert(alignment <= 4096);
 	return drm_intel_gem_bo_alloc_internal(bufmgr, name, size,
 					       BO_ALLOC_FOR_RENDER);
 }
@@ -556,7 +555,6 @@ drm_intel_gem_bo_alloc(drm_intel_bufmgr *bufmgr,
 		       unsigned long size,
 		       unsigned int alignment)
 {
-	assert(alignment <= 4096);
 	return drm_intel_gem_bo_alloc_internal(bufmgr, name, size, 0);
 }