diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
index f917662bf8e..d839c12143c 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
@@ -2897,7 +2897,6 @@ static void next_bdp_ping_timer_expired_locked(
     grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_chttp2_transport> t,
     GRPC_UNUSED grpc_error_handle error) {
   GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(error.ok());
-  GPR_ASSERT(t->next_bdp_ping_timer_handle != TaskHandle::kInvalid);
   t->next_bdp_ping_timer_handle = TaskHandle::kInvalid;
   if (t->flow_control.bdp_estimator()->accumulator() == 0) {
     // Block the bdp ping till we receive more data.