diff --git a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/service/ServiceOfferingVO.java b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/service/ServiceOfferingVO.java
index 805765b1e7f..b93f81a21b1 100644
--- a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/service/ServiceOfferingVO.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/service/ServiceOfferingVO.java
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ public class ServiceOfferingVO extends DiskOfferingVO implements ServiceOffering
     }
 
     public String getDetail(String name) {
-        assert (details != null) : "Did you forget to load the details?";
-
         return details != null ? details.get(name) : null;
     }