diff --git a/Tetrahedral_remeshing/include/CGAL/Adaptive_remeshing_sizing_field.h b/Tetrahedral_remeshing/include/CGAL/Adaptive_remeshing_sizing_field.h
index c651f9b26199..62f97115f82b 100644
--- a/Tetrahedral_remeshing/include/CGAL/Adaptive_remeshing_sizing_field.h
+++ b/Tetrahedral_remeshing/include/CGAL/Adaptive_remeshing_sizing_field.h
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ average_edge_length_around(const Vertex_handle v, const Tr& tr,
     break;
   }
 
-  CGAL_assertion(!edges.empty());
   if (edges.empty())
     return 0;