diff --git a/folly/detail/base64_detail/Base64SWAR.cpp b/folly/detail/base64_detail/Base64SWAR.cpp
index 72fc4278c76..3cfd56e5075 100644
--- a/folly/detail/base64_detail/Base64SWAR.cpp
+++ b/folly/detail/base64_detail/Base64SWAR.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ constexpr auto kBase64SwarDecodeTable =
 template <bool isURL>
 std::uint32_t base64DecodeSWARMainLoop(
     const char*& f, const char* l, char*& o) noexcept {
-  static_assert(
-      folly::kIsLittleEndian, "Big endian requires a redesigned table");
-
   std::uint32_t errorAccumulator = 0;
 
   while (l - f > 4) {