diff --git a/fish-rust/src/history.rs b/fish-rust/src/history.rs
index 12c7527ea..bff37a5e3 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/history.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/history.rs
@@ -2032,8 +2032,6 @@ pub fn go_to_next_match(&mut self, direction: SearchDirection) -> bool {
                 return false;
             };
 
-            assert!(!item.is_empty());
-
             // Look for an item that matches and (if deduping) that we haven't seen before.
             if !item.matches_search(&self.canon_term, self.search_type, !self.ignores_case()) {
                 continue;