diff --git a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
index 63c06e1ed..ec0347b82 100644
--- a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
+++ b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ WaveFormatToSDLFormat(WAVEFORMATEX *waveformat)
             return AUDIO_S32SYS;
         }
     }
-    SDL_assert(0 && "Unrecognized wFormatTag!");
     return 0;
 }