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@@ -29111,7 +29111,6 @@ <h1>String.prototype.split ( _separator_, _limit_ )</h1>
           <h1>SplitMatch ( _S_, _q_, _R_ )</h1>
           <p>The abstract operation SplitMatch takes arguments _S_ (a String), _q_ (a non-negative integer), and _R_ (a String). It returns either ~not-matched~ or the end index of a match. It performs the following steps when called:</p>
           <emu-alg>
-            1. Assert: Type(_R_) is String.
             1. Let _r_ be the number of code units in _R_.
             1. Let _s_ be the number of code units in _S_.
             1. If _q_ + _r_ &gt; _s_, return ~not-matched~.