diff --git a/specs/_features/eip7594/polynomial-commitments-sampling.md b/specs/_features/eip7594/polynomial-commitments-sampling.md
index 9337a912e..7be1a4a05 100644
--- a/specs/_features/eip7594/polynomial-commitments-sampling.md
+++ b/specs/_features/eip7594/polynomial-commitments-sampling.md
@@ -565,9 +565,6 @@ def construct_vanishing_polynomial(missing_cell_indices: Sequence[CellIndex]) ->
     We never encounter this case however because this method is used solely for recovery and recovery only
     works if at least half of the cells are available.
     """
-
-    assert len(missing_cell_indices) != 0
-
     # Get the small domain
     roots_of_unity_reduced = compute_roots_of_unity(CELLS_PER_EXT_BLOB)