diff --git a/include/swift/AST/Module.h b/include/swift/AST/Module.h
index 3e5a3652949f1..9a9dd3b73a6f5 100644
--- a/include/swift/AST/Module.h
+++ b/include/swift/AST/Module.h
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ class ModuleDecl
   void setBypassResilience() { BypassResilience = true; }
 
   ArrayRef<FileUnit *> getFiles() {
-    ASSERT(!Files.empty() || failedToLoad());
     return Files;
   }
   ArrayRef<const FileUnit *> getFiles() const {