diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 3c16c8251a..84daf645b9 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -23254,9 +23254,7 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_bit_cast(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *source_
         return result;
     }
 
-    IrInstruction *result = ir_build_bit_cast_gen(ira, source_instr, value, dest_type);
-    ir_assert(!(handle_is_ptr(dest_type) && !handle_is_ptr(src_type)), source_instr);
-    return result;
+    return ir_build_bit_cast_gen(ira, source_instr, value, dest_type);
 }
 
 static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_int_to_ptr(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *source_instr, IrInstruction *target,
diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig
index 39f3d5d8d9..e86c50885e 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig
@@ -95,20 +95,20 @@ test "@bitCast extern structs at runtime and comptime" {
     comptime S.doTheTest();
 }
 
-//test "bitcast packed struct to integer and back" {
-//    const LevelUpMove = packed struct {
-//        move_id: u9,
-//        level: u7,
-//    };
-//    const S = struct {
-//        fn doTheTest() void {
-//            var move = LevelUpMove{ .move_id = 1, .level = 2 };
-//            var v = @bitCast(u16, move);
-//            var back_to_a_move = @bitCast(LevelUpMove, v);
-//            expect(back_to_a_move.move_id == 1);
-//            expect(back_to_a_move.level == 2);
-//        }
-//    };
-//    S.doTheTest();
-//    comptime S.doTheTest();
-//}
+test "bitcast packed struct to integer and back" {
+    const LevelUpMove = packed struct {
+        move_id: u9,
+        level: u7,
+    };
+    const S = struct {
+        fn doTheTest() void {
+            var move = LevelUpMove{ .move_id = 1, .level = 2 };
+            var v = @bitCast(u16, move);
+            var back_to_a_move = @bitCast(LevelUpMove, v);
+            expect(back_to_a_move.move_id == 1);
+            expect(back_to_a_move.level == 2);
+        }
+    };
+    S.doTheTest();
+    comptime S.doTheTest();
+}