diff --git a/src/emu/sound/spu.c b/src/emu/sound/spu.c
index 6d77921b9e9..1a0c25cf170 100644
--- a/src/emu/sound/spu.c
+++ b/src/emu/sound/spu.c
@@ -1156,8 +1156,6 @@ READ16_MEMBER( spu_device::read )
 {
 	unsigned short ret=0, *rp=(unsigned short *)(reg+((offset*2)&0x1ff));
 
-	//assert((addr&1)==0);
-
 	m_stream->update();
 
 	ret=*rp;