diff --git a/src/common/chapters.cpp b/src/common/chapters.cpp
index 62b3071a3..c59b36c37 100644
--- a/src/common/chapters.cpp
+++ b/src/common/chapters.cpp
@@ -652,7 +652,6 @@ select_chapters_in_timeframe(KaxChapters *chapters,
   // Check the parameters.
   if (chapters == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  assert(min_tc < max_tc);
 
   // Remove the atoms that are outside of the requested range.
   for (i = 0; i < chapters->ListSize(); i++) {