diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py
index c11a0d8ab45d9..eb59fa194f6c7 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 from ..asset_out import AssetOut
 from ..asset_spec import AssetSpec
 from ..assets import AssetsDefinition
-from ..backfill_policy import BackfillPolicy, BackfillPolicyType
+from ..backfill_policy import BackfillPolicy
 from ..decorators.graph_decorator import graph
 from ..events import AssetKey, CoercibleToAssetKey, CoercibleToAssetKeyPrefix
 from ..input import GraphIn
@@ -390,19 +390,6 @@ def create_assets_def_from_fn_and_decorator_args(
         out_asset_key=out_asset_key,
     )
 
-    with disable_dagster_warnings():
-        # check backfill policy is BackfillPolicyType.SINGLE_RUN for non-partitioned asset
-        if args.partitions_def is None:
-            check.param_invariant(
-                (
-                    args.backfill_policy.policy_type is BackfillPolicyType.SINGLE_RUN
-                    if args.backfill_policy
-                    else True
-                ),
-                "backfill_policy",
-                "Non partitioned asset can only have single run backfill policy",
-            )
-
     with disable_dagster_warnings():
         builder_args = DecoratorAssetsDefinitionBuilderArgs(
             name=args.name,
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py
index d866e5f9b03d2..02374c2535afb 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     AssetsDefinition,
     get_partition_mappings_from_deps,
 )
-from dagster._core.definitions.backfill_policy import BackfillPolicy
+from dagster._core.definitions.backfill_policy import BackfillPolicy, BackfillPolicyType
 from dagster._core.definitions.input import In
 from dagster._core.definitions.op_definition import OpDefinition
 from dagster._core.definitions.output import Out
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@ def __init__(
             else named_ins_by_asset_key
         )
 
+        if args.partitions_def is None:
+            check.param_invariant(
+                (
+                    args.backfill_policy.policy_type is BackfillPolicyType.SINGLE_RUN
+                    if args.backfill_policy
+                    else True
+                ),
+                "backfill_policy",
+                "Non partitioned asset can only have single run backfill policy",
+            )
+
     @staticmethod
     def for_multi_asset(
         *, fn: Callable[..., Any], args: DecoratorAssetsDefinitionBuilderArgs