diff --git a/include/swift/IDE/CodeCompletion.h b/include/swift/IDE/CodeCompletion.h
index e4143f2577f..952e17e1e4e 100644
--- a/include/swift/IDE/CodeCompletion.h
+++ b/include/swift/IDE/CodeCompletion.h
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ public:
   }
 
   ExpectedTypeRelation getExpectedTypeRelation() const {
-    assert(getKind() == Declaration);
     return static_cast<ExpectedTypeRelation>(TypeDistance);
   }