diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c
index aeb449690f..1e55bc86fd 100644
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ getLineInBuffer(TConn * const connectionP,
 
     while (!error && !lfPos) {
         int const timeLeft = (int)(deadline - time(NULL));
-        assert(timeLeft == deadline - time(NULL));
+
         if (timeLeft <= 0)
             error = TRUE;
         else {