diff --git a/src/cpu_timer.cpp b/src/cpu_timer.cpp
index 0802e98..202aa6a 100644
--- a/src/cpu_timer.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu_timer.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ namespace
         tick_factor = -1;
       else
       {
-        assert(tick_factor <= INT64_C(1000000000)); // logic doesn't handle large ticks
         tick_factor = INT64_C(1000000000) / tick_factor;  // compute factor
         if (!tick_factor)
           tick_factor = -1;