diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tvbrowser/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tvbrowser/default.nix
index 707af9f7130..e3ebd4143e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/tvbrowser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/tvbrowser/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ let
     hash = "sha256-5XoypuMd2AFBE2SJ6EdECuvq6D81HLLuu9UoA9kcKAM=";
   };
 in
-assert lib.versionAtLeast jdk.version minimalJavaVersion;
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "tvbrowser";
   version = "4.2.7";