diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentManagerImpl.java b/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentManagerImpl.java
index 918476cbac6..f4952b54556 100644
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentManagerImpl.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentManagerImpl.java
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ public class AgentManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AgentManager, Handl
     }
 
     protected AgentAttache getAttache(final Long hostId) throws AgentUnavailableException {
-        assert (hostId != null) : "Who didn't check their id value?";
         if (hostId == null) {
             return null;
         }