1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/shada.c b/src/nvim/shada.c
index cfe0bd8774..8c5d6dff65 100644
--- a/src/nvim/shada.c
+++ b/src/nvim/shada.c
@@ -2920,8 +2920,6 @@ shada_write_file_nomerge: {}
     verbose_leave();
   }
 
-  assert(STRCMP(p_enc, "utf-8") == 0);
-
   const ShaDaWriteResult sw_ret = shada_write(&sd_writer, (nomerge
                                                            ? NULL
                                                            : &sd_reader));