diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp
index 7f3587c5b37..e815a71754a 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ static unsigned adjustFixupValue(unsigned Kind, uint64_t Value) {
   case ARM::fixup_arm_movw_lo16_pcrel: {
     unsigned Hi4 = (Value & 0xF000) >> 12;
     unsigned Lo12 = Value & 0x0FFF;
-    assert ((((int64_t)Value) >= -0x8000) && (((int64_t)Value) <= 0x7fff) &&
-            "Out of range pc-relative fixup value!");
     // inst{19-16} = Hi4;
     // inst{11-0} = Lo12;
     Value = (Hi4 << 16) | (Lo12);
@@ -205,11 +203,6 @@ static unsigned adjustFixupValue(unsigned Kind, uint64_t Value) {
     // inst{26} = i;
     // inst{14-12} = Mid3;
     // inst{7-0} = Lo8;
-    // The value comes in as the whole thing, not just the portion required
-    // for this fixup, so we need to mask off the bits not handled by this
-    // portion (lo vs. hi).
-    Value &= 0xffff;
-    Value = (Hi4 << 16) | (i << 26) | (Mid3 << 12) | (Lo8);
     uint64_t swapped = (Value & 0xFFFF0000) >> 16;
     swapped |= (Value & 0x0000FFFF) << 16;
     return swapped;