diff --git a/src/kernel/messages.c b/src/kernel/messages.c
index 3da4e492f..cae3b73ae 100644
--- a/src/kernel/messages.c
+++ b/src/kernel/messages.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ void free_messagelist(mlist *msgs)
 
 message *add_message(message_list ** pm, message * m)
 {
-    assert(m && m->type);
     if (m != NULL) {
         struct mlist *mnew = malloc(sizeof(struct mlist));
         if (!mnew) abort();