diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
index b4b7c4ef323..37c6fbe9fd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandinputdevice.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ void QWaylandInputDevice::setDataDevice(QWaylandDataDevice *device)
 
 QWaylandDataDevice *QWaylandInputDevice::dataDevice() const
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(mDataDevice);
     return mDataDevice;
 }
 #endif