diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt
index 744f8f6fb1c..aa0dfddb5de 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/objcexport/ObjCExportNamer.kt
@@ -344,9 +344,6 @@ private inline fun StringBuilder.mangledSequence(crossinline mangle: StringBuild
         }
 
 private fun ObjCExportMapper.canHaveCommonSubtype(first: ClassDescriptor, second: ClassDescriptor): Boolean {
-    assert(shouldBeExposed(first))
-    assert(shouldBeExposed(second))
-
     if (first.isSubclassOf(second) || second.isSubclassOf(first)) {
         return true
     }