diff --git a/src/shared/dissect-image.c b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
index e1fa383a36..6fc5a0d746 100644
--- a/src/shared/dissect-image.c
+++ b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
@@ -5218,7 +5218,6 @@ int mountfsd_mount_image(
         int r;
 
         assert(path);
-        assert(verity);
         assert(ret);
 
         _cleanup_close_ int image_fd = open(path, O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC);