diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 2b00eb8c4e..9f6dd75400 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ typedef struct RVALUE {
 #pragma pack(pop)
 #endif
 
-STATIC_ASSERT(rvalue_size, sizeof(((RVALUE*)0)->as) == sizeof(((RVALUE*)0)->as.values));
-
 typedef uintptr_t bits_t;
 enum {
     BITS_SIZE = sizeof(bits_t),