diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index df4629b972704..dfe41286589f6 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1037,7 +1037,6 @@ void CConnman::AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
     CAddress addr;
     int nInbound = 0;
     int nMaxInbound = nMaxConnections - (nMaxOutbound + nMaxFeeler);
-    assert(nMaxInbound > 0);
 
     if (hSocket != INVALID_SOCKET)
         if (!addr.SetSockAddr((const struct sockaddr*)&sockaddr))