diff --git a/src/ol/tilequeue.js b/src/ol/tilequeue.js
index 197567c14c..15b8f69ca3 100644
--- a/src/ol/tilequeue.js
+++ b/src/ol/tilequeue.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol.TilePriorityFunction');
 goog.provide('ol.TileQueue');
 
-goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.events');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ ol.TileQueue.prototype.handleTileChange = function() {
 ol.TileQueue.prototype.loadMoreTiles = function(maxTotalLoading, maxNewLoads) {
   var newLoads = Math.min(
       maxTotalLoading - this.getTilesLoading(), maxNewLoads, this.getCount());
-  goog.asserts.assert(newLoads > 0);
   var i, tile;
   for (i = 0; i < newLoads; ++i) {
     tile = /** @type {ol.Tile} */ (this.dequeue()[0]);