diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.hpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.hpp
index e0acf0ab03..70fcd07ad0 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.hpp
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ public:
 
     void* SegmentHostAddress(amdgpu_hsa_elf_segment_t segment,
         hsa_agent_t agent, void* seg, size_t offset) override {
-      assert(false);
       return nullptr;
     }