diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 089c0d071b..c709203c85 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-07-11  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* ext/cdio/gstcdiocddasrc.c: (gst_cdio_cdda_src_close):
+	  Remove g_assert that shouldn't be there.
+
 2006-07-10  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
 
 	* gst/avi/gstavidemux.c: (gst_avi_demux_reset),
diff --git a/ext/cdio/gstcdiocddasrc.c b/ext/cdio/gstcdiocddasrc.c
index cf83656d19..c2269983c3 100644
--- a/ext/cdio/gstcdiocddasrc.c
+++ b/ext/cdio/gstcdiocddasrc.c
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ gst_cdio_cdda_src_close (GstCddaBaseSrc * cddabasesrc)
 {
   GstCdioCddaSrc *src = GST_CDIO_CDDA_SRC (cddabasesrc);
 
-  g_assert (src->cdio != NULL);
-
   if (src->cdio) {
     cdio_destroy (src->cdio);
     src->cdio = NULL;