diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
index 09bdc46e1e..1e01e72413 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
@@ -1941,7 +1941,6 @@ UUIDValidate(
 {
 	int i;
 	if( in->bv_len != 36 ) {
-		assert(0);
 		return LDAP_INVALID_SYNTAX;
 	}