diff --git a/plugin/protocol/http/src/http_entry.cpp b/plugin/protocol/http/src/http_entry.cpp
index 6259458..44348ba 100644
--- a/plugin/protocol/http/src/http_entry.cpp
+++ b/plugin/protocol/http/src/http_entry.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ enum tfe_stream_action http_connection_entry(const struct tfe_stream * stream, e
 
 	if (ret == -1 && hf_private_in->is_passthrough)
 	{
-		assert(0);
 		goto __passthrough;
 	}