diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index b0ac857bdf..61825fe9d3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -1660,8 +1660,6 @@ Session::audible_frame () const
 
 	offset = worst_playback_latency ();
 
-	assert (offset == 0 || offset >= current_block_size);
-
 	if (synced_to_engine()) {
 		/* Note: this is basically just sync-to-JACK */
 		tf = _engine.transport_frame();