diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
index fa5059f71727a16463d990e1ebd54c7fcc480634..bd0101013ec8926307f0fb0b42d536434eb761db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -2602,7 +2602,6 @@ bool dc_link_set_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *link,
 			if (pipe_ctx->plane_state == NULL)
 				frame_ramp = 0;
 		} else {
-			ASSERT(false);
 			return false;
 		}