diff --git a/lib/core/ogs-timer.c b/lib/core/ogs-timer.c
index 6925395789..242540c53c 100644
--- a/lib/core/ogs-timer.c
+++ b/lib/core/ogs-timer.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ void ogs_timer_stop_debug(ogs_timer_t *timer, const char *file_line)
     manager = timer->manager;
     ogs_assert(manager);
     timer = ogs_timer_cycle(manager, timer);
-    ogs_assert(timer);
     if (!timer) {
         ogs_fatal("ogs_timer_stop() failed in %s", file_line);
         ogs_assert_if_reached();