diff --git a/drivers/wdm/audio/hdaudbus/hdaudbus.cpp b/drivers/wdm/audio/hdaudbus/hdaudbus.cpp
index 52e6cc3466b..88e82c6b7ed 100644
--- a/drivers/wdm/audio/hdaudbus/hdaudbus.cpp
+++ b/drivers/wdm/audio/hdaudbus/hdaudbus.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ HDA_PdoPnp(
         if (IoStack->Parameters.QueryDeviceRelations.Type == TargetDeviceRelation)
         {
             /* handle target device relations */
-            ASSERT(IoStack->Parameters.QueryDeviceRelations.Type == TargetDeviceRelation);
             ASSERT(Irp->IoStatus.Information == 0);
 
             /* allocate device relation */