diff --git a/tests/FontHostTest.cpp b/tests/FontHostTest.cpp
index 234d177..e35e73f 100644
--- a/tests/FontHostTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/FontHostTest.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 
 static void test_tables(skiatest::Reporter* reporter, SkTypeface* face) {
     SkFontID fontID = face->uniqueID();
+    if (false) { // avoid bit rot, suppress warning
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, fontID);
+    }
 
     int count = face->countTables();