diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/expr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/expr.go
index 425724426abb07..2d25f80473e32f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/expr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/expr.go
@@ -184,13 +184,6 @@ func tcArith(n ir.Node, op ir.Op, l, r ir.Node) (ir.Node, ir.Node, *types.Type)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (op == ir.ODIV || op == ir.OMOD) && ir.IsConst(r, constant.Int) {
-		if constant.Sign(r.Val()) == 0 {
-			base.Errorf("division by zero")
-			return l, r, nil
-		}
-	}
-
 	return l, r, t
 }
 
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue60601.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue60601.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..530898985721eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue60601.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// run
+
+// Copyright 2023 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func shift[T any]() int64 {
+	return 1 << unsafe.Sizeof(*new(T))
+}
+
+func div[T any]() uintptr {
+	return 1 / unsafe.Sizeof(*new(T))
+}
+
+func add[T any]() int64 {
+	return 1<<63 - 1 + int64(unsafe.Sizeof(*new(T)))
+}
+
+func main() {
+	shift[[62]byte]()
+	shift[[63]byte]()
+	shift[[64]byte]()
+	shift[[100]byte]()
+	shift[[1e6]byte]()
+
+	add[[1]byte]()
+	shouldPanic("divide by zero", func() { div[[0]byte]() })
+}
+
+func shouldPanic(str string, f func()) {
+	defer func() {
+		err := recover()
+		if err == nil {
+			panic("did not panic")
+		}
+		s := err.(error).Error()
+		if !strings.Contains(s, str) {
+			panic("got panic " + s + ", want " + str)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	f()
+}