diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_texture.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_texture.c
index fe0c7b52c9b..d644e1b08ba 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_texture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/driver_trace/tr_texture.c
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ trace_transfer_create(struct trace_context *tr_ctx,
    if (!transfer)
       goto error;
 
-   assert(transfer->resource == res);
-
    tr_trans = CALLOC_STRUCT(trace_transfer);
    if (!tr_trans)
       goto error;