diff --git a/libs/rs/rsScriptC.cpp b/libs/rs/rsScriptC.cpp
index afc8ba01129e7..929dd683f3063 100644
--- a/libs/rs/rsScriptC.cpp
+++ b/libs/rs/rsScriptC.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ bool ScriptC::runCompiler(Context *rsc,
         return false;
     }
 
-    rsAssert(bcWrapper.getHeaderVersion() == 0);
     if (bcWrapper.getBCFileType() == bcinfo::BC_WRAPPER) {
         sdkVersion = bcWrapper.getTargetAPI();
     }