diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c b/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
index e6b4039..0e7efce 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@
 {
 	struct vmbus_channel *channel;
 
-	/* ASSERT(relId > 0); */
-
 	/*
 	 * Find the channel based on this relid and invokes the
 	 * channel callback to process the event