diff --git a/util.d b/util.d
index a9ffd49..3646dee 100644
--- a/util.d
+++ b/util.d
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ struct HashTable(K, V)
 	Result!(V) opIndex(K key)
 	{
 		P* pair = Search(&this, key);
-		assert(pair != null, "HashTable key index failure: Result must be present");
 
 		Result!(V) result = { ok: false };
 		if (pair != null)