diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
index 353f35de37..139164d5f9 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ namespace transport
 			nano::account node_id () const
 			{
 				auto node_id (channel->get_node_id ());
-				debug_assert (!node_id.is_zero ());
 				return node_id;
 			}
 			uint8_t network_version () const