diff --git a/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp b/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp
index 2b9bfff53683a235b231a791a99c52b4eef27f44..b0f68df2e81e2ac406ce049357ab776e62b4fe43 100644
--- a/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp
@@ -1199,10 +1199,7 @@ void LLCurl::cleanupClass()
 
 	Easy::sFreeHandles.clear();
 
-	if (!Easy::sActiveHandles.empty())
-	{
-		llerrs << "CURL easy handles not cleaned up on shutdown!" << llendl;
-	}
+	llassert(Easy::sActiveHandles.empty());
 }
 
 const unsigned int LLCurl::MAX_REDIRECTS = 5;