diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 2e7cb3150..fa58c5e6d 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -1295,7 +1295,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		// not ready for peers
 		if (!m_files_checked) return;
 
-		TORRENT_ASSERT(!m_torrent_file->priv());
 		if (m_torrent_file->is_valid()
 			&& (m_torrent_file->priv()
 				|| (torrent_file().is_i2p()