diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/HLFIR/Transforms/OptimizedBufferization.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/HLFIR/Transforms/OptimizedBufferization.cpp
index afdcda29e2fe1..72aa86a934271 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/HLFIR/Transforms/OptimizedBufferization.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/HLFIR/Transforms/OptimizedBufferization.cpp
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ class ReductionElementalConversion : public mlir::OpRewritePattern<Op> {
                                                      reduction);
       };
     } else {
-      static_assert("Expected Op to be handled");
       return mlir::failure();
     }