diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/ltage.cc b/src/cpu/pred/ltage.cc
index a2cc56a9e3..68a6db72af 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/ltage.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/ltage.cc
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ LTAGE::update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_pc, bool taken, void* bp_history,
 
     LTageBranchInfo* bi = static_cast<LTageBranchInfo*>(bp_history);
 
-    assert(corrTarget != MaxAddr);
-
     if (squashed) {
         if (tage->isSpeculativeUpdateEnabled()) {
             // This restores the global history, then update it
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.cc b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.cc
index d081b493c8..6582197aad 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.cc
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ MultiperspectivePerceptron::update(ThreadID tid, Addr instPC, bool taken,
 {
     assert(bp_history);
     MPPBranchInfo *bi = static_cast<MPPBranchInfo*>(bp_history);
-    assert(corrTarget != MaxAddr);
     if (squashed) {
         //delete bi;
         return;
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.cc b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.cc
index 3ef5f4f39d..a54f37c153 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.cc
@@ -605,8 +605,6 @@ MultiperspectivePerceptronTAGE::update(ThreadID tid, Addr instPC, bool taken,
     assert(bp_history);
     MPPTAGEBranchInfo *bi = static_cast<MPPTAGEBranchInfo*>(bp_history);
 
-    assert(corrTarget != MaxAddr);
-
     if (squashed) {
         if (tage->isSpeculativeUpdateEnabled()) {
             // This restores the global history, then update it
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/tage.cc b/src/cpu/pred/tage.cc
index 7906532419..d7c50f0d15 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/tage.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/tage.cc
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ TAGE::update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_pc, bool taken, void* bp_history,
     TageBranchInfo *bi = static_cast<TageBranchInfo*>(bp_history);
     TAGEBase::BranchInfo *tage_bi = bi->tageBranchInfo;
 
-    assert(corrTarget != MaxAddr);
-
     if (squashed) {
         // This restores the global history, then update it
         // and recomputes the folded histories.
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.cc b/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.cc
index de7c2f22c6..cbd9a45561 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.cc
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ TAGE_SC_L::update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_pc, bool taken, void *bp_history,
     TAGE_SC_L_TAGE::BranchInfo* tage_bi =
         static_cast<TAGE_SC_L_TAGE::BranchInfo *>(bi->tageBranchInfo);
 
-    assert(corrTarget != MaxAddr);
-
     if (squashed) {
         if (tage->isSpeculativeUpdateEnabled()) {
             // This restores the global history, then update it