diff --git a/src/common/string.cpp b/src/common/string.cpp
index 134cd452c6..c8ebc830cd 100644
--- a/src/common/string.cpp
+++ b/src/common/string.cpp
@@ -2024,8 +2024,6 @@ wxArrayString::~wxArrayString()
 // pre-allocates memory (frees the previous data!)
 void wxArrayString::Alloc(size_t nSize)
 {
-  wxASSERT( nSize > 0 );
-
   // only if old buffer was not big enough
   if ( nSize > m_nSize ) {
     Free();