diff --git a/src/include/port/atomics.h b/src/include/port/atomics.h
index 4e15ff8764..b955c73bb0 100644
--- a/src/include/port/atomics.h
+++ b/src/include/port/atomics.h
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@
 static inline void
 pg_atomic_init_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-	AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
 	pg_atomic_init_flag_impl(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -188,8 +186,6 @@ pg_atomic_init_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 static inline bool
 pg_atomic_test_set_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-	AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
 	return pg_atomic_test_set_flag_impl(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -203,8 +199,6 @@ pg_atomic_test_set_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 static inline bool
 pg_atomic_unlocked_test_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-	AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
 	return pg_atomic_unlocked_test_flag_impl(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -216,8 +210,6 @@ pg_atomic_unlocked_test_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 static inline void
 pg_atomic_clear_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-	AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
 	pg_atomic_clear_flag_impl(ptr);
 }