diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/ledger/detail/OpenLedger.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/ledger/detail/OpenLedger.cpp
index 7e4c01b99c8..5f41167f7fa 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/ledger/detail/OpenLedger.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/ledger/detail/OpenLedger.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ OpenLedger::accept(
         auto const& tx = txpair.first;
         auto const txId = tx->getTransactionID();
 
-        assert(txpair.second);
-
         // skip batch txns
         if (tx->isFlag(tfInnerBatchTxn))
         {