diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 4d89a9234d1d578143fabf261193a9a385a2d6d4..06af89724b74fd6c32d9ed6b4cccaa292fb90667 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ void scanCommand(redisClient *c) {
     sds pat;
     int patlen, patnoop = 1;
 
-    redisAssert(c->argc >= 2);
-
     /* Use sscanf because we need an *unsigned* long */
     rv = sscanf(c->argv[1]->ptr, "%lu", &cursor);
     if (rv != 1) {