diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 5a050898fec..122c2b05bdb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -3934,7 +3934,6 @@ PostmasterStateMachine(void)
 			Assert(CheckpointerPID == 0);
 			Assert(WalWriterPID == 0);
 			Assert(AutoVacPID == 0);
-			Assert(PgArchPID == 0);
 			/* syslogger is not considered here */
 			pmState = PM_NO_CHILDREN;
 		}