1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/BCodeHelpers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/BCodeHelpers.scala
index f423f3c7fe..2698225a06 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/BCodeHelpers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/jvm/BCodeHelpers.scala
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ abstract class BCodeHelpers extends BCodeIdiomatic with BytecodeWriters {
   def isAnonymousOrLocalClass(classSym: Symbol): Boolean = {
     assert(classSym.isClass, s"not a class: $classSym")
     val r = exitingPickler(classSym.isAnonymousClass) || !classSym.originalOwner.isClass
-    if (r && settings.Ybackend.value == "GenBCode") {
-      // this assertion only holds in GenBCode. lambda lift renames symbols and may accidentally
-      // introduce `$lambda` into a class name, making `isDelambdafyFunction` true. under GenBCode
-      // we prevent this, see `nonAnon` in LambdaLift.
+    if (r) {
       // phase travel necessary: after flatten, the name includes the name of outer classes.
       // if some outer name contains $lambda, a non-lambda class is considered lambda.
       assert(exitingPickler(!classSym.isDelambdafyFunction), classSym.name)