diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c b/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
index 0a66bccba3..2ad3a792da 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ static int mdns_do_tiebreak(DnsResourceKey *key, DnsAnswer *answer, DnsPacket *p
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        assert(r > 0);
-
         if (proposed_rrs_cmp(remote, r, our, size) > 0)
                 return 1;