diff --git a/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h b/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h
index 1a92ade4e..01bc2dbb3 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h
+++ b/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public:
     {
         pvInfo::pFirst = this;
         this->pName = new char [strlen(pNameIn)+1u];
-        assert(this->pName);
         strcpy(this->pName, pNameIn);
     }