diff --git a/modules/gui/src/admin.cc b/modules/gui/src/admin.cc
index f0bfbf95ab4b078ade70d35f293ec2f04ed59aca..14a85eaf86261b8c46838ed28145053dda72b38c 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/admin.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/admin.cc
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ bool AdminRights::Acquire()
   AuthorizationItem   kActionRight = { "", 0, 0, 0 };
   AuthorizationRights kRights      = { 1, &kActionRight };
 
-  assert(gAuthorization != NULL);
-
   // Request the application-specific right.
   return noErr==AuthorizationCopyRights(auth_, &kRights, NULL, kFlags, NULL);
 }