diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 0572b05868b7..a29a34c7d575 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-26  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/41278
+	* trans-array.c (gfc_conv_array_transpose): Delete unnecessary assert.
+
 2009-11-26  Janus Weil  <janus@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/42048
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-array.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-array.c
index 4e94373133ab..e22fcf7e4264 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-array.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-array.c
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ gfc_conv_array_transpose (gfc_se * se, gfc_expr * expr)
   src_info = &src_ss->data.info;
   dest_info = &dest_ss->data.info;
   gcc_assert (dest_info->dimen == 2);
-  gcc_assert (src_info->dimen == 2);
 
   /* Get a descriptor for EXPR.  */
   gfc_init_se (&src_se, NULL);