diff --git a/Downloader/SPUDownloader.m b/Downloader/SPUDownloader.m
index d83a3552c..6f6d3b78f 100644
--- a/Downloader/SPUDownloader.m
+++ b/Downloader/SPUDownloader.m
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ - (void)downloadDidFinish SPU_OBJC_DIRECT
         NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:_downloadFilename];
         if (data != nil) {
             NSURLResponse *response = _download.response;
-            assert(response != nil);
 
             NSURL *responseURL = response.URL;
             if (responseURL == nil) {