diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/PushedFilePropertiesUpdaterImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/PushedFilePropertiesUpdaterImpl.java
index dbb3cfdd6e5e..4f27cb072c8d 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/PushedFilePropertiesUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/PushedFilePropertiesUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ public class PushedFilePropertiesUpdaterImpl extends PushedFilePropertiesUpdater
     }
     
     final ProgressIndicator progress = ProgressManager.getInstance().getProgressIndicator();
-    assert progress != null;
     
     final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Runnable> tasksQueue = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Runnable>(tasks);
     Future<?> result = null;