diff --git a/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifSummaryCaseRestartSelector.cpp b/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifSummaryCaseRestartSelector.cpp
index 177fb65ccb..9cb9c54d82 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifSummaryCaseRestartSelector.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifSummaryCaseRestartSelector.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ RifSummaryCaseFileImportInfo::RifSummaryCaseFileImportInfo(const QString& summar
     , m_gridFileName(gridFileName)
     , m_failOnSummaryFileImportError(false)
 {
-    CVF_ASSERT(!m_summaryFileName.isEmpty());
 }
 
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