diff --git a/src/util/virpidfile.c b/src/util/virpidfile.c
index 59d0c940336d9342f4d5b8b14b628dd597812bb9..d6235d2df99d58639ac4297b9de18f76febd594f 100644
--- a/src/util/virpidfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virpidfile.c
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ cleanup:
     return rc;
 }
 
-
-verify(sizeof(pid_t) <= sizeof(unsigned int));
-
 int virPidFileAcquirePath(const char *path,
                           pid_t pid)
 {