diff --git a/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp b/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
index 413fa3856a1426..02394cbae95d55 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/InputSection.cpp
@@ -435,10 +435,7 @@ void InputSection::copyRelocations(uint8_t *buf,
         continue;
       }
       SectionBase *section = d->section;
-      if (!section->isLive()) {
-        p->setSymbolAndType(0, 0, false);
-        continue;
-      }
+      assert(section->isLive());
 
       int64_t addend = rel.addend;
       const uint8_t *bufLoc = sec->content().begin() + rel.offset;