diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
index bef650e05..3e4236db5 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
@@ -1125,7 +1125,6 @@ public class DBUtils {
             }
             setCached( rowid, result );
         }
-        Assert.assertTrueNR( null != result );
         return result;
     }