diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 06fc3fdb8..faa7b0028 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1021,7 +1021,6 @@ static void AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
     CAddress addr;
     int nInbound = 0;
     int nMaxInbound = nMaxConnections - (MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS + MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS);
-    assert(nMaxInbound > 0);
 
     if (hSocket != INVALID_SOCKET)
         if (!addr.SetSockAddr((const struct sockaddr*)&sockaddr))