diff --git a/source/libs/executor/src/sortoperator.c b/source/libs/executor/src/sortoperator.c
index b5195e65b8..3034f409f7 100644
--- a/source/libs/executor/src/sortoperator.c
+++ b/source/libs/executor/src/sortoperator.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ void appendOneRowToDataBlock(SSDataBlock* pBlock, STupleHandle* pTupleHandle) {
 SSDataBlock* getSortedBlockData(SSortHandle* pHandle, SSDataBlock* pDataBlock, int32_t capacity,
                                 SArray* pColMatchInfo) {
   blockDataCleanup(pDataBlock);
-  ASSERT(taosArrayGetSize(pColMatchInfo) == pDataBlock->info.numOfCols);
 
   SSDataBlock* p = tsortGetSortedDataBlock(pHandle);
   if (p == NULL) {