diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitOutgoingCommitsProvider.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitOutgoingCommitsProvider.java
index 9b2559eb8b43..58ed8f735fbc 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitOutgoingCommitsProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/push/GitOutgoingCommitsProvider.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public class GitOutgoingCommitsProvider extends OutgoingCommitsProvider<GitRepos
                                            boolean initial) {
     String source = pushSpec.getSource().getBranch().getFullName();
     GitPushTarget target = pushSpec.getTarget();
-    assert target != null;
     String destination = target.getBranch().getFullName();
     try {
       List<GitCommit> commits;