diff --git a/stepmania/src/CryptManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/CryptManager.cpp
index 5549bfa0d9..96cd3c9e2a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/CryptManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/CryptManager.cpp
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ CString BinaryToHex( const unsigned char *string, int iNumBytes )
 
 CString CryptManager::GetMD5( CString fn )
 {
-	ASSERT( PREFSMAN->m_bSignProfileData );
-
 	struct MD5Context md5c;
 	unsigned char digest[16];
 	int iBytesRead;