diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llinitparam.h b/indra/llcommon/llinitparam.h
index b3b56321d399bf57360bab190e7c717a43fccb1b..03ab0fb67f70c5e4a79d6aa759742cc2285aab6b 100755
--- a/indra/llcommon/llinitparam.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llinitparam.h
@@ -1980,7 +1980,6 @@ namespace LLInitParam
 			static bool validate(const Param* p)
 			{
 				// valid only if provided
-                llassert(p);
 				return static_cast<const self_t*>(p)->isProvided();
 			}