diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
index 1523df912f..8ccb8b0a50 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ static int32_t tsdbCommitOpenReader(SCommitter2 *committer) {
       || TARRAY2_SIZE(committer->ctx->info->fset->lvlArr) == 0  //
   ) {
     return 0;
-    assert(10000);
   }
 
   SSttLvl *lvl;