diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
index d29903c2f5..13c4b9bd3c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ AtomicSimpleCPU::profileSimPoint()
             // If basic block is seen before, just increment the count by the
             // number of insts in basic block.
             BBInfo& info = map_itr->second;
-            assert(info.insts == currentBBVInstCount);
             info.count += currentBBVInstCount;
         }
         currentBBVInstCount = 0;