diff --git a/edo/src/edoEstimatorNormalMulti.h b/edo/src/edoEstimatorNormalMulti.h
index 87396896..41eb78f5 100644
--- a/edo/src/edoEstimatorNormalMulti.h
+++ b/edo/src/edoEstimatorNormalMulti.h
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ public:
 
             // division by n
             _mean /= p_size;
-
-            assert(_mean.innerSize()==2);
         }
 
         const Matrix& get_varcovar() const {return _varcovar;}