diff --git a/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/runtime/OptimizedCallTarget.java b/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/runtime/OptimizedCallTarget.java
index 938af93ab0f..3df843422f6 100644
--- a/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/runtime/OptimizedCallTarget.java
+++ b/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/runtime/OptimizedCallTarget.java
@@ -1590,9 +1590,7 @@ public final boolean isSplit() {
 
     public final OptimizedDirectCallNode getCallSiteForSplit() {
         if (isSplit()) {
-            OptimizedDirectCallNode callNode = getSingleCallNode();
-            assert callNode != null;
-            return callNode;
+            return getSingleCallNode();
         } else {
             return null;
         }