diff --git a/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/piece_picker.hpp b/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/piece_picker.hpp
index b9f3727e..55165ba0 100644
--- a/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/piece_picker.hpp
+++ b/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/piece_picker.hpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 				, piece_priority(1)
 				, index(index_)
 			{
-				TORRENT_ASSERT(peer_count_ >= 0);
+				//TORRENT_ASSERT(peer_count_ >= 0);
 				TORRENT_ASSERT(index_ >= 0);
 			}