diff --git a/iocore/hostdb/HostDB.cc b/iocore/hostdb/HostDB.cc
index 26810d97156..b12f20c1938 100644
--- a/iocore/hostdb/HostDB.cc
+++ b/iocore/hostdb/HostDB.cc
@@ -1332,9 +1332,6 @@ HostDBContinuation::dnsEvent(int event, HostEnt *e)
       r = lookup_done(md5.ip, e->ent.h_name, false, ttl_seconds, &e->srv_hosts, r);
     }
 
-    // @c lookup_done should always return a valid value so @a r should be null @c NULL.
-    ink_assert(r && r->app.allotment.application1 == 0 && r->app.allotment.application2 == 0);
-
     // Conditionally make rr record entries
     if (is_rr) {
       r->app.rr.offset = offset;