diff --git a/core/hw/aica/aica.cpp b/core/hw/aica/aica.cpp
index 6cf21077a..523360675 100644
--- a/core/hw/aica/aica.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/aica/aica.cpp
@@ -166,27 +166,23 @@ static void AicaInternalDMA()
 template<typename T>
 void WriteAicaReg(u32 reg, T data)
 {
-	constexpr size_t sz = sizeof(T);
 	switch (reg)
 	{
 	case SCIPD_addr:
-		verify(sz!=1);
 		// other bits are read-only
-		if (data & (1<<5))
+		if (data & (1 << 5))
 		{
-			SCIPD->SCPU=1;
+			SCIPD->SCPU = 1;
 			update_arm_interrupts();
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case SCIRE_addr:
-		verify(sz != 1);
-		SCIPD->full &= ~data /*& SCIEB->full)*/;	//is the & SCIEB->full needed ? doesn't seem like it
+		SCIPD->full &= ~data;
 		update_arm_interrupts();
 		break;
 
 	case MCIPD_addr:
-		verify(sz != 1);
 		// other bits are read-only
 		if (data & (1 << 5))
 		{
@@ -197,7 +193,6 @@ void WriteAicaReg(u32 reg, T data)
 		break;
 
 	case MCIRE_addr:
-		verify(sz != 1);
 		MCIPD->full &= ~data;
 		UpdateSh4Ints();
 		break;