diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iputils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iputils/default.nix
index fd07f365e48..a7fbcce3175 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iputils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iputils/default.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 , libidn, nettle
 , SGMLSpm, libgcrypt }:
 
-assert stdenv ? glibc;
-
 let
   time = "20161105";
 in