diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/MisExpect.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/MisExpect.cpp
index aef9d82..7592893 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/MisExpect.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/MisExpect.cpp
@@ -151,9 +151,15 @@
   uint64_t TotalBranchWeight =
       LikelyBranchWeight + (UnlikelyBranchWeight * NumUnlikelyTargets);
 
-  // Failing this assert means that we have corrupted metadata.
-  assert((TotalBranchWeight >= LikelyBranchWeight) && (TotalBranchWeight > 0) &&
-         "TotalBranchWeight is less than the Likely branch weight");
+  // FIXME: When we've addressed sample profiling, restore the assertion
+  //
+  // We cannot calculate branch probability if either of these invariants aren't
+  // met. However, MisExpect diagnostics should not prevent code from compiling,
+  // so we simply forgo emitting diagnostics here, and return early.
+  // assert((TotalBranchWeight >= LikelyBranchWeight) && (TotalBranchWeight > 0)
+  //              && "TotalBranchWeight is less than the Likely branch weight");
+  if ((TotalBranchWeight == 0) || (TotalBranchWeight <= LikelyBranchWeight))
+    return;
 
   // To determine our threshold value we need to obtain the branch probability
   // for the weights added by llvm.expect and use that proportion to calculate
@@ -180,13 +186,6 @@
 
 void checkBackendInstrumentation(Instruction &I,
                                  const ArrayRef<uint32_t> RealWeights) {
-  // Backend checking assumes any existing weight comes from an `llvm.expect`
-  // intrinsic. However, SampleProfiling + ThinLTO add branch weights  multiple
-  // times, leading to an invalid assumption in our checking. Backend checks
-  // should only operate on branch weights that carry the "!expected" field,
-  // since they are guaranteed to be added by the LowerExpectIntrinsic pass.
-  if (!hasBranchWeightOrigin(I))
-    return;
   SmallVector<uint32_t> ExpectedWeights;
   if (!extractBranchWeights(I, ExpectedWeights))
     return;