1 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-ast-base.cpp b/source/slang/slang-ast-base.cpp
index a1624fcba..ac18da404 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-ast-base.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-ast-base.cpp
@@ -23,15 +23,7 @@ void NodeBase::_initDebug(ASTNodeType inAstNodeType, ASTBuilder* inAstBuilder)
 }
 DeclRefBase* Decl::getDefaultDeclRef()
 {
-    if (auto astBuilder = getCurrentASTBuilder())
-    {
-        const Index currentEpoch = astBuilder->getEpoch();
-        if (currentEpoch != m_defaultDeclRefEpoch || !m_defaultDeclRef)
-        {
-            m_defaultDeclRef = astBuilder->getOrCreate<DirectDeclRef>(this);
-            m_defaultDeclRefEpoch = currentEpoch;
-        }
-    }
+    SLANG_ASSERT(m_defaultDeclRef);
     return m_defaultDeclRef;
 }