diff --git a/sql/log_event_server.cc b/sql/log_event_server.cc
index e9a096ef488..99841afdd0c 100644
--- a/sql/log_event_server.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event_server.cc
@@ -6839,8 +6839,6 @@ int Table_map_log_event::do_apply_event(rpl_group_info *rgi)
   enum_tbl_map_status tblmap_status= check_table_map(rgi, table_list);
   if (tblmap_status == OK_TO_PROCESS)
   {
-    DBUG_ASSERT(thd->lex->query_tables != table_list);
-
     /*
       We record in the slave's information that the table should be
       locked by linking the table into the list of tables to lock.