diff --git a/src/core/crypto/aes_util.cpp b/src/core/crypto/aes_util.cpp
index a9876c83e0..72e4bed67f 100644
--- a/src/core/crypto/aes_util.cpp
+++ b/src/core/crypto/aes_util.cpp
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ void AESCipher<Key, KeySize>::Transcode(const u8* src, size_t size, u8* dest, Op
 template <typename Key, size_t KeySize>
 void AESCipher<Key, KeySize>::XTSTranscode(const u8* src, size_t size, u8* dest, size_t sector_id,
                                            size_t sector_size, Op op) {
-    if (size % sector_size > 0) {
-        LOG_CRITICAL(Crypto, "Data size must be a multiple of sector size.");
-        return;
-    }
+    ASSERT_MSG(size % sector_size == 0, "XTS decryption size must be a multiple of sector size.");
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i += sector_size) {
         SetIV(CalculateNintendoTweak(sector_id++));
@@ -112,4 +109,4 @@ void AESCipher<Key, KeySize>::XTSTranscode(const u8* src, size_t size, u8* dest,
 
 template class AESCipher<Key128>;
 template class AESCipher<Key256>;
-} // namespace Core::Crypto
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace Core::Crypto