diff --git a/source/blender/editors/uvedit/uvedit_unwrap_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/uvedit/uvedit_unwrap_ops.cc
index 7a99fec413c..d95655cef45 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/uvedit/uvedit_unwrap_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/uvedit/uvedit_unwrap_ops.cc
@@ -2301,7 +2301,6 @@ static int smart_project_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
     if (project_normal_array.size() == 0) {
       MEM_freeN(thick_faces);
-      BLI_assert(project_normal_array == nullptr);
       continue;
     }