diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/PendingProgress.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/PendingProgress.cs
index fad667dba2..df120a2d0e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/PendingProgress.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/PendingProgress.cs
@@ -937,8 +937,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
                 return nodesCompressed;
             }
 
-            Dbg.Assert(false, "with all nodes invisible, we should never reach this point.");
-
             return 0;
         }