diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index a3bc4310a67c..24663ce10ef8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ static struct ath_buf* ath_clone_txbuf(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->tx.txbuflock);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	ASSERT(!list_empty((&sc->tx.txbuf)));
 	tbf = list_first_entry(&sc->tx.txbuf, struct ath_buf, list);
 	list_del(&tbf->list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->tx.txbuflock);