diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c
index e7315b9311d3..955c781ba623 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -618,8 +618,6 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_io_device *this,
 	if (!ioapic_in_range(ioapic, addr))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ASSERT(!(addr & 0xf));	/* check alignment */
-
 	addr &= 0xff;
 	spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	switch (addr) {
@@ -660,8 +658,6 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_io_device *this,
 	if (!ioapic_in_range(ioapic, addr))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ASSERT(!(addr & 0xf));	/* check alignment */
-
 	switch (len) {
 	case 8:
 	case 4:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h
index bf28dbc11ff6..913016acbbd5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h
@@ -104,19 +104,6 @@ void kvm_unregister_irq_mask_notifier(struct kvm *kvm, int irq,
 void kvm_fire_mask_notifiers(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned irqchip, unsigned pin,
 			     bool mask);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-#define ASSERT(x)  							\
-do {									\
-	if (!(x)) {							\
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "assertion failed %s: %d: %s\n",	\
-		       __FILE__, __LINE__, #x);				\
-		BUG();							\
-	}								\
-} while (0)
-#else
-#define ASSERT(x) do { } while (0)
-#endif
-
 static inline int ioapic_in_kernel(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	return irqchip_full(kvm);