diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt
index 3b1605f7dfc..2c09e8293ce 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ class IrDeclarationDeserializer(
             val flags = ClassFlags.decode(fcode)
 
             symbolTable.declareClass(signature, { symbol as IrClassSymbol }) {
-                assert(it === symbol)
                 irFactory.createClass(
                     startOffset, endOffset, origin,
                     it,