1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/term.c b/term.c
index 53ef0ce7..ffb18246 100644
--- a/term.c
+++ b/term.c
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ void
 term_word(struct termp *p, const char *word)
 {
 
-	assert(*word);
 	if (term_isclosedelim(word))
 		if ( ! (TERMP_IGNDELIM & p->flags))
 			p->flags |= TERMP_NOSPACE;