diff --git a/src/screen.cc b/src/screen.cc
index 2ccc35f0..0d61801c 100644
--- a/src/screen.cc
+++ b/src/screen.cc
@@ -639,8 +639,6 @@ void Screen::restack(bool raise, Client *client)
 
 void Screen::changeDesktop(long desktop)
 {
-  assert(desktop >= 0 && desktop < _num_desktops);
-
   if (!(desktop >= 0 && desktop < _num_desktops)) return;
 
   printf("Moving to desktop %ld\n", desktop);