diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_import.c b/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_import.c
index 19f2fbc57e53..011861f5480e 100644
--- a/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_import.c
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_import.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * Copyright 2015 Nexenta Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2005, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2013 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2015 RackTop Systems.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -1079,11 +1080,7 @@ zpool_open_func(void *arg)
 	}
 	(void) close(fd);
 
-
 	rn->rn_config = config;
-	if (config != NULL) {
-		assert(rn->rn_nozpool == B_FALSE);
-	}
 }
 
 /*