diff --git a/stb_rect_pack.h b/stb_rect_pack.h
index 9faf578..80a7d41 100644
--- a/stb_rect_pack.h
+++ b/stb_rect_pack.h
@@ -544,9 +544,6 @@ STBRP_DEF int stbrp_pack_rects(stbrp_context *context, stbrp_rect *rects, int nu
    // we use the 'was_packed' field internally to allow sorting/unsorting
    for (i=0; i < num_rects; ++i) {
       rects[i].was_packed = i;
-      #ifndef STBRP_LARGE_RECTS
-      STBRP_ASSERT(rects[i].w <= 0xffff && rects[i].h <= 0xffff);
-      #endif
    }
 
    // sort according to heuristic