diff --git a/torch/_decomp/decompositions.py b/torch/_decomp/decompositions.py
index e4eb73dc624..bc1ccc6a20b 100644
--- a/torch/_decomp/decompositions.py
+++ b/torch/_decomp/decompositions.py
@@ -1414,13 +1414,9 @@ def split_with_sizes(
     start_idx = 0
 
     # Avoid importing sympy at a module level
-    from torch.fx.experimental.symbolic_shapes import expect_true
 
     for i in range(num_splits):
         length = split_sizes[i]
-        # We know this is true thanks to the sum, but this assertion helps
-        # out our internal reasoning
-        expect_true(start_idx + length <= self.shape[dim])
         splits.append(self.narrow(dim, start_idx, length))
         start_idx += length
     return splits