diff --git a/src/ox/claw/read.cpp b/src/ox/claw/read.cpp
index 8a89f1dc9..44c714d7b 100644
--- a/src/ox/claw/read.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/claw/read.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace ox {
 Result<ClawHeader> readClawHeader(const char *buff, std::size_t buffLen) noexcept {
 	const auto s1End = ox_strchr(buff, ';', buffLen);
 	if (!s1End) {
-		oxAssert(false, "fail");
 		return OxError(1, "Could not read Claw header");
 	}
 	const auto s1Size = s1End - buff;