diff --git a/framework/ipc/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/rpc/RpcProviderImpl.java b/framework/ipc/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/rpc/RpcProviderImpl.java
index cc0b8f5987e..89308e5e574 100644
--- a/framework/ipc/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/rpc/RpcProviderImpl.java
+++ b/framework/ipc/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/rpc/RpcProviderImpl.java
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public class RpcProviderImpl implements RpcProvider {
 
     @Override
     public boolean initialize() {
-        assert (_transportProvider != null);
         if (_transportProvider == null)
             return false;