diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrEmergencyDump.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrEmergencyDump.cpp
index 0759d02cb7c..eaee79497bb 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrEmergencyDump.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrEmergencyDump.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ static void close_emergency_dump_file() {
 }
 
 static const char* create_emergency_dump_path() {
-  assert(is_path_empty(), "invariant");
-
   const size_t path_len = get_dump_directory();
   if (path_len == 0) {
     return nullptr;