diff --git a/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c b/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c
index 5f013be7f5..4096d6391f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c
+++ b/libavcodec/x86/mpegvideoenc_template.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ static int RENAME(dct_quantize)(MpegEncContext *s,
     const uint16_t *qmat, *bias;
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_16(int16_t, temp_block, [64]);
 
-    av_assert2((7&(uintptr_t)(&temp_block[0])) == 0); //did gcc align it correctly?
-
     //s->fdct (block);
     RENAME_FDCT(ff_fdct)(block); // cannot be anything else ...