diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
index ba3eb4b57c0..6a402f25c3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ DesignDocument::~DesignDocument()
 
 Model *DesignDocument::currentModel() const
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(m_documentModel);
-
     if (m_inFileComponentModel)
         return m_inFileComponentModel.data();