diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
index c5b0245..5fc1d69 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@
         {
             if (req->isLockedRMW() && fault == NoFault) {
                 assert(byteEnable.empty());
-                assert(locked && curr_frag_id == 0);
                 locked = false;
             }