diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix
index cb3c78c28b4..4bccbaff314 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl, runCommand, gcc, zlib}:
 
-assert stdenv.isLinux;
-
 let
   ccache =
 stdenv.mkDerivation {