diff --git a/lib/Support/Process.cpp b/lib/Support/Process.cpp
index 5f8655efc6e..6e24c45fa08 100644
--- a/lib/Support/Process.cpp
+++ b/lib/Support/Process.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ self_process *process::get_self() {
 // instance should live until the process terminates to avoid the potential for
 // racy accesses during shutdown.
 self_process::~self_process() {
-    assert(TempDirectory->exists() && "Who has removed TempDirectory?");
   llvm_unreachable("This destructor must never be executed!");
 }