diff --git a/mxq_daemon.c b/mxq_daemon.c
index ead607b5..95fa3444 100644
--- a/mxq_daemon.c
+++ b/mxq_daemon.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ int mxq_daemon_shutdown(struct mx_mysql *mysql, struct mxq_daemon *daemon)
 
     idx  = 0;
     mx_mysql_bind_var(&param, idx++, uint32, &(daemon->daemon_id));
-    assert(res == 0);
 
     res = mx_mysql_do_statement_noresult_retry_on_fail(mysql, query, &param);
     if (res < 0) {