diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/GenericPacketMath.h b/Eigen/src/Core/GenericPacketMath.h
index 967a07df58..afdd6f71ea 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/GenericPacketMath.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/GenericPacketMath.h
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ template<typename Packet> EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC inline Packet preverse(const Packet&
 template<size_t offset, typename Packet>
 struct protate_impl
 {
-  static Packet run(const Packet& a) { return a; }
+  static Packet run(const Packet& a)
+  {
+    eigen_assert(false && "unimplemented");
+    return a;
+  }
 };
 
 /** \internal \returns a packet with the coefficients rotated to the right in little-endian convention,
@@ -299,7 +303,6 @@ struct protate_impl
   */
 template<size_t offset, typename Packet> EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC inline Packet protate(const Packet& a)
 {
-  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(offset < unpacket_traits<Packet>::size, ROTATION_BY_ILLEGAL_OFFSET);
   return offset ? protate_impl<offset, Packet>::run(a) : a;
 }
 
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/util/StaticAssert.h b/Eigen/src/Core/util/StaticAssert.h
index 5e16b775bd..7538a06334 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/util/StaticAssert.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/util/StaticAssert.h
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@
         THE_STORAGE_ORDER_OF_BOTH_SIDES_MUST_MATCH,
         OBJECT_ALLOCATED_ON_STACK_IS_TOO_BIG,
         IMPLICIT_CONVERSION_TO_SCALAR_IS_FOR_INNER_PRODUCT_ONLY,
-        STORAGE_LAYOUT_DOES_NOT_MATCH,
-        ROTATION_BY_ILLEGAL_OFFSET
+        STORAGE_LAYOUT_DOES_NOT_MATCH
       };
     };