diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 9692cc281b..f1750532da 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-11-29  Juergen Vigna  <jug@sad.it>
 
+	* text2.C (removeRow): remove the assert as it can!
+
 	* lyxtext.h: added helper function firstRow returning firstrow and
 	made firstrow private again.
 
diff --git a/src/text2.C b/src/text2.C
index 1440f91c56..3350c4367b 100644
--- a/src/text2.C
+++ b/src/text2.C
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void LyXText::removeRow(Row * row) const
 		row->next()->previous(row->previous());
 	if (!row->previous()) {
 		firstrow = row->next();
-		lyx::Assert(firstrow);
+//		lyx::Assert(firstrow);
 	} else  {
 		row->previous()->next(row->next());
 	}