1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/utf.c b/src/utf.c
index 57700bf20..e24e1586b 100644
--- a/src/utf.c
+++ b/src/utf.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ int sqlite3Utf16ByteLen(const void *zIn, int nByte, int nChar){
   int n = 0;
   
   if( SQLITE_UTF16NATIVE==SQLITE_UTF16LE ) z++;
-  while( n<nChar && ALWAYS(z<=zEnd) ){
+  while( n<nChar && z<=zEnd ){
     c = z[0];
     z += 2;
     if( c>=0xd8 && c<0xdc && z<=zEnd && z[0]>=0xdc && z[0]<0xe0 ) z += 2;