diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
index 412f6a22d0c0..17ea8eb9637c 100644
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
@@ -2043,13 +2043,8 @@ int __kmp_fork_call(ident_t *loc, int gtid,
     if (__kmp_tasking_mode != tskm_immediate_exec) {
       // Set master's task team to team's task team. Unless this is hot team, it
       // should be NULL.
-#if 0
-      // Patch out an assertion that trips while the runtime seems to operate
-      // correctly. Avoiding the preconditions that cause the assertion to trip
-      // has been promised as a forthcoming patch.
       KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT(master_th->th.th_task_team ==
                        parent_team->t.t_task_team[master_th->th.th_task_state]);
-#endif
       KA_TRACE(20, ("__kmp_fork_call: Master T#%d pushing task_team %p / team "
                     "%p, new task_team %p / team %p\n",
                     __kmp_gtid_from_thread(master_th),