diff --git a/llvm/utils/TableGen/Record.h b/llvm/utils/TableGen/Record.h
index 752bd0cdfc78..6f7ca82b2e37 100644
--- a/llvm/utils/TableGen/Record.h
+++ b/llvm/utils/TableGen/Record.h
@@ -1276,13 +1276,12 @@ public:
   }
 
   void removeValue(StringRef Name) {
-    assert(getValue(Name) && "Cannot remove an entry that does not exist!");
     for (unsigned i = 0, e = Values.size(); i != e; ++i)
       if (Values[i].getName() == Name) {
         Values.erase(Values.begin()+i);
         return;
       }
-    assert(0 && "Name does not exist in record!");
+    assert(0 && "Cannot remove an entry that does not exist!");
   }
 
   bool isSubClassOf(const Record *R) const {