diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
index fe61c8a0e17..47a711ce4f8 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ public class InlineCodegen extends CallGenerator {
 
         isSameModule = JvmCodegenUtil.isCallInsideSameModuleAsDeclared(functionDescriptor, codegen.getContext(), state.getOutDirectory());
 
-        Integer lastLineNumber = CodegenUtil.getLineNumberForElement(callElement.getContainingFile(), true);
-        assert lastLineNumber != null : "Couldn't extract line count in " + callElement.getContainingFile();
-
         sourceMapper = codegen.getParentCodegen().getOrCreateSourceMapper();
     }