diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/prov.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/prov.c
index bc36a6efba..8f624cd0a7 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/prov.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/prov.c
@@ -1750,6 +1750,8 @@ int bt_mesh_prov_init(const struct bt_mesh_prov *prov_info)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
+    __ASSERT(prov_info->uuid, "%s, Device UUID is not initialized", __func__);
+
     /* Changed by Espressif. Use micro-ecc to generate public key now. */
     key = bt_mesh_pub_key_get();
     if (!key) {
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/proxy_server.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/proxy_server.c
index 72e443a90b..914b80f7c2 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/proxy_server.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/proxy_server.c
@@ -1420,11 +1420,6 @@ int bt_mesh_proxy_init(void)
 
     bt_mesh_gatts_conn_cb_register(&conn_callbacks);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_PB_GATT)
-    const struct bt_mesh_prov *prov = bt_mesh_prov_get();
-    __ASSERT(prov && prov->uuid, "%s, Device UUID is not initialized", __func__);
-#endif
-
     return bt_mesh_gatts_set_local_device_name(device_name);
 }