diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/linalg/linear_operator.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/linalg/linear_operator.py
index 27e0f17020a..8339c940af8 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/ops/linalg/linear_operator.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/linalg/linear_operator.py
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ class LinearOperator(object):
           cond,
           self._max_condition_number_to_be_non_singular(),
           message="Singular matrix up to precision epsilon.")
-    raise NotImplementedError("assert_non_singular is not implemented.")
 
   def _max_condition_number_to_be_non_singular(self):
     """Return the maximum condition number that we consider nonsingular."""