diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/optimizing_compiler.cc b/compiler/optimizing/optimizing_compiler.cc
index 9ae025b..95f2d03 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/optimizing_compiler.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/optimizing_compiler.cc
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@
 
   OptimizationDef optimizations[] = {
     // Initial optimizations.
-    OptDef(OptimizationPass::kIntrinsicsRecognizer),
     OptDef(OptimizationPass::kConstantFolding),
     OptDef(OptimizationPass::kInstructionSimplifier),
     OptDef(OptimizationPass::kDeadCodeElimination,
@@ -944,9 +943,8 @@
   }
 
   OptimizationDef optimizations[] = {
-    OptDef(OptimizationPass::kIntrinsicsRecognizer),
-    // Some intrinsics are converted to HIR by the simplifier and the codegen also
-    // has a few assumptions that only the instruction simplifier can satisfy.
+    // The codegen has a few assumptions that only the instruction simplifier
+    // can satisfy.
     OptDef(OptimizationPass::kInstructionSimplifier),
   };
   RunOptimizations(graph,