diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/UninitializedReadCollector.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/UninitializedReadCollector.java
index 8039d0f28a6e..a2e7746f6b2f 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/UninitializedReadCollector.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/UninitializedReadCollector.java
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ public class UninitializedReadCollector {
       return switchBlockAssignsVariable(switchExpression, variable, stamp, checkedMethods);
     }
     else {
-      assert false : "unknown expression: " + expression;
       return false;
     }
   }