diff --git a/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp b/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
index 2482523..948e527 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ namespace wsrep
 
         int flags() const
         {
-            WSREP_ASSERT(0);
             return flags_;
         }