diff --git a/src/mesa/main/texstate.c b/src/mesa/main/texstate.c
index 3f16d49a419..c4ca7c4a199 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/texstate.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/texstate.c
@@ -753,9 +753,6 @@ _mesa_init_texture(GLcontext *ctx)
 {
    GLuint i;
 
-   assert(MAX_TEXTURE_LEVELS >= MAX_3D_TEXTURE_LEVELS);
-   assert(MAX_TEXTURE_LEVELS >= MAX_CUBE_TEXTURE_LEVELS);
-
    /* Texture group */
    ctx->Texture.CurrentUnit = 0;      /* multitexture */
    ctx->Texture._EnabledUnits = 0;