diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/s390/frame_s390.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/s390/frame_s390.cpp
index 28e127f782c..4d9805b4044 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/s390/frame_s390.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/s390/frame_s390.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ bool frame::safe_for_sender(JavaThread *thread) {
     address   sender_pc = (address)   sender_abi->return_pc;
 
     if (Continuation::is_return_barrier_entry(sender_pc)) {
-      assert(false, "wow_continuations - who is using this code");
       // If our sender_pc is the return barrier, then our "real" sender is the continuation entry
       frame s = Continuation::continuation_bottom_sender(thread, *this, sender_sp);
       sender_sp = s.sp();