diff --git a/src/alu2d/handle.cc b/src/alu2d/handle.cc
index 4be4dd406e6d7e337b7212258f54fee42fc39f7a..68d7593c62cc85f49f256e0aa2e7be3e0715816f 100644
--- a/src/alu2d/handle.cc
+++ b/src/alu2d/handle.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ void Hmesh<N,NV>::setup_grid(const char* filename)
   if (restart) {
     double time2 = time;
     long unsigned int nbr2 = nbr;
-    assert( false );
     recoverGrid(filename,time2,nbr2);
     if (fabs(time2-time) + 
         fabs((double (nbr2-nbr)))> 1e-5) {