diff --git a/disk-io.c b/disk-io.c
index 659f8b93..8fe811e8 100644
--- a/disk-io.c
+++ b/disk-io.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@ static struct btrfs_fs_info *__open_ctree_fd(int fp, const char *path,
 		goto out_devices;
 	}
 
-	ASSERT(!memcmp(disk_super->fsid, fs_devices->fsid, BTRFS_FSID_SIZE));
 	ASSERT(!memcmp(disk_super->fsid, fs_devices->fsid, BTRFS_FSID_SIZE));
 	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, METADATA_UUID))
 		ASSERT(!memcmp(disk_super->metadata_uuid,