diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/block.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/block.rs
index 26e429034dca6..2f57695ac290e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/block.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/block.rs
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
             return helper.funclet_br(self, bx, target, mergeable_succ);
         }
 
-        // Pass the condition through llvm.expect for branch hinting.
-        let cond = bx.expect(cond, expected);
+        // Because we're branching to a panic block (either a `#[cold]` one
+        // or an inlined abort), there's no need to `expect` it.
 
         // Create the failure block and the conditional branch to it.
         let lltarget = helper.llbb_with_cleanup(self, target);