diff --git a/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py b/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py
index 6353567f27..a269cb25d4 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ _SANITIZER_SUFFIX: dict[str, str] = {
 def get_cmake_args(build_type: str, extra_args: str) -> str:
     """Get the full list of CMake arguments for a config."""
     args = _BASE_CMAKE_ARGS.copy()
-    if build_type == "Release":
-        args.append("-Dassert=ON")
     if extra_args:
         args.extend(extra_args.split())
     return " ".join(args)