diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp
index 74be5771669f2..320c2590f92ce 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Graphics.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ android::TypefaceImpl* GraphicsJNI::getNativeTypeface(JNIEnv* env, jobject paint
     SkASSERT(env->IsInstanceOf(paint, gPaint_class));
     jlong typefaceHandle = env->GetLongField(paint, gPaint_nativeTypefaceID);
     android::TypefaceImpl* p = reinterpret_cast<android::TypefaceImpl*>(typefaceHandle);
-    SkASSERT(p);
     return p;
 }