diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/neverFreeMemory.cxx b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/neverFreeMemory.cxx
index a9b34aac54..2fc87066c0 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/neverFreeMemory.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/neverFreeMemory.cxx
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ make_global_ptr() {
     // Someone else got there first.
     delete ptr;
   }
-  assert(_global_ptr != (NeverFreeMemory *)NULL);
 }
+