diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
index de6edb147a1..8f5b8db303c 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
@@ -773,10 +773,14 @@ impl<'a> FunctionContext<'a> {
                 // Checks for index Out-of-bounds
                 match array_type {
                     Type::Array(_, len) => {
-                        let len = self
-                            .builder
-                            .numeric_constant(u128::from(*len), NumericType::length_type());
-                        self.codegen_access_check(index, len);
+                        // Out of bounds array accesses are guaranteed to fail in ACIR so this check is performed implicitly.
+                        // We then only need to inject it for brillig functions.
+                        if self.builder.current_function.runtime().is_brillig() {
+                            let len = self
+                                .builder
+                                .numeric_constant(u128::from(*len), NumericType::length_type());
+                            self.codegen_access_check(index, len);
+                        }
                     }
                     _ => unreachable!("must have array or slice but got {array_type}"),
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/tests.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/tests.rs
index 1276bf21944..e6653c731d1 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/tests.rs
@@ -101,3 +101,99 @@ fn basic_loop() {
 
     assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, expected);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn acir_no_access_check_on_array_read() {
+    let src = "
+    fn main(mut array: [Field; 3], index: u32) -> pub Field {
+        array[index]
+    }
+    ";
+    let ssa = get_initial_ssa(src).unwrap();
+
+    let expected = "
+    acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+      b0(v0: [Field; 3], v1: u32):
+        v2 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 3]
+        store v0 at v2
+        v3 = load v2 -> [Field; 3]
+        v4 = array_get v3, index v1 -> Field
+        return v4
+    }
+    ";
+    assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, expected);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn acir_no_access_check_on_array_assignment() {
+    let src = "
+    fn main(mut array: [Field; 3], index: u32, x: Field) {
+        array[index] = x;
+    }
+    ";
+    let ssa = get_initial_ssa(src).unwrap();
+
+    let expected = "
+    acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+      b0(v0: [Field; 3], v1: u32, v2: Field):
+        v3 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 3]
+        store v0 at v3
+        v4 = load v3 -> [Field; 3]
+        v5 = array_set v4, index v1, value v2
+        v7 = unchecked_add v1, u32 1
+        store v5 at v3
+        return
+    }
+    ";
+    assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, expected);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn brillig_access_check_on_array_read() {
+    let src = "
+    unconstrained fn main(mut array: [Field; 3], index: u32) -> pub Field {
+        array[index]
+    }
+    ";
+    let ssa = get_initial_ssa(src).unwrap();
+
+    let expected = r#"
+    brillig(inline) fn main f0 {
+      b0(v0: [Field; 3], v1: u32):
+        v2 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 3]
+        store v0 at v2
+        v3 = load v2 -> [Field; 3]
+        v5 = lt v1, u32 3
+        constrain v5 == u1 1, "Index out of bounds"
+        v7 = array_get v3, index v1 -> Field
+        return v7
+    }
+    "#;
+    assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, expected);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn brillig_access_check_on_array_assignment() {
+    let src = "
+    unconstrained fn main(mut array: [Field; 3], index: u32, x: Field) {
+        array[index] = x;
+    }
+    ";
+    let ssa = get_initial_ssa(src).unwrap();
+
+    let expected = r#"
+    brillig(inline) fn main f0 {
+      b0(v0: [Field; 3], v1: u32, v2: Field):
+        v3 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 3]
+        store v0 at v3
+        v4 = load v3 -> [Field; 3]
+        v6 = lt v1, u32 3
+        constrain v6 == u1 1, "Index out of bounds"
+        v8 = array_set v4, index v1, value v2
+        v10 = unchecked_add v1, u32 1
+        store v8 at v3
+        return
+    }
+    "#;
+    assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, expected);
+}