1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp
index 6f76efda7a..4725bce435 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_background_layer.cpp
@@ -16,15 +16,10 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 using namespace style;
 
-namespace {
-
 inline const BackgroundLayer::Impl& impl(const Immutable<style::Layer::Impl>& impl) {
-    assert(impl->getTypeInfo() == BackgroundLayer::Impl::staticTypeInfo());
     return static_cast<const style::BackgroundLayer::Impl&>(*impl);
 }
 
-} // namespace
-
 RenderBackgroundLayer::RenderBackgroundLayer(Immutable<style::BackgroundLayer::Impl> _impl)
     : RenderLayer(makeMutable<BackgroundLayerProperties>(std::move(_impl))),
       unevaluated(impl(baseImpl).paint.untransitioned()) {