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diff --git a/js/compiler.ts b/js/compiler.ts
index f8899135b..9656bf446 100644
--- a/js/compiler.ts
+++ b/js/compiler.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ export class Compiler
       // We query Rust with a CodeFetch message. It will load the sourceCode,
       // and if there is any outputCode cached, will return that as well.
       const fetchResponse = this._os.codeFetch(moduleSpecifier, containingFile);
-      assert(fetchResponse != null, "fetchResponse is null");
       moduleId = fetchResponse.moduleName;
       fileName = fetchResponse.filename;
       mediaType = fetchResponse.mediaType;