diff --git a/src/mesa/glapi/glapi.c b/src/mesa/glapi/glapi.c
index 559949254fd..70a122eca45 100644
--- a/src/mesa/glapi/glapi.c
+++ b/src/mesa/glapi/glapi.c
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ _glapi_get_dispatch(void)
    api = _glapi_Dispatch;
 #endif
 
-   assert( api != NULL );
    return api;
 }