diff --git a/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp b/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp
index 283f525650..91e9d8238d 100644
--- a/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ DolphinContextMenu::Command DolphinContextMenu::open()
     } else if (m_context & ItemContext) {
         openItemContextMenu();
     } else {
-        Q_ASSERT(m_context == NoContext);
         openViewportContextMenu();
     }