1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mdocml.c b/mdocml.c
index 3a72dbce..1c58eee5 100644
--- a/mdocml.c
+++ b/mdocml.c
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ print_node(const struct mdoc_node *n, int indent)
 		t = "block-head";
 		break;
 	case (MDOC_ELEM):
-		assert(NULL == n->child);
 		p = mdoc_macronames[n->data.elem.tok];
 		t = "element";
 		argv = n->data.elem.argv;