diff --git a/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp
index 4b64a778783..552902120ad 100644
--- a/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ namespace {
 ///
 void AsmPrinter::printSingleConstantValue(const Constant* CV) {
   assert(CV->getType() != Type::VoidTy &&
-         CV->getType() != Type::TypeTy &&
          CV->getType() != Type::LabelTy &&
          "Unexpected type for Constant");