diff --git a/Modules/Visualization/MonteverdiCore/include/mvdVectorImageSettings.h b/Modules/Visualization/MonteverdiCore/include/mvdVectorImageSettings.h
index 73f7427e63e92b6604e1556599496128f6e07e36..441ffdca5fe42a31fac08f3327b8e786f7bcfd43 100644
--- a/Modules/Visualization/MonteverdiCore/include/mvdVectorImageSettings.h
+++ b/Modules/Visualization/MonteverdiCore/include/mvdVectorImageSettings.h
@@ -600,11 +600,7 @@ VectorImageSettings
   if( std::equal( m_GrayDynamicsParams.begin(),
 		  m_GrayDynamicsParams.end(),
 		  params.begin() ) )
-    {
-    assert( false );
-
     return;
-    }
 
   m_GrayDynamicsParams = params;