diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c
index 2fd62a3f8..40c3192b3 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c
@@ -1568,7 +1568,6 @@ set_join_column_names(deparse_namespace *dpns, RangeTblEntry *rte,
 		if (colinfo->is_new_col[col_index])
 			i++;
 	}
-	Assert(i == colinfo->num_cols);
 	Assert(j == nnewcolumns);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_16.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_16.c
index d3b0b2da5..9c3fe611c 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_16.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_16.c
@@ -1585,7 +1585,6 @@ set_join_column_names(deparse_namespace *dpns, RangeTblEntry *rte,
 		if (colinfo->is_new_col[col_index])
 			i++;
 	}
-	Assert(i == colinfo->num_cols);
 	Assert(j == nnewcolumns);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_17.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_17.c
index 1d0491ce4..c88ab1ea3 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_17.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_17.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,6 @@ set_join_column_names(deparse_namespace *dpns, RangeTblEntry *rte,
 		if (colinfo->is_new_col[col_index])
 			i++;
 	}
-	Assert(i == colinfo->num_cols);
 	Assert(j == nnewcolumns);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c
index 7d4b99741..bd044f5e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_18.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,6 @@ set_join_column_names(deparse_namespace *dpns, RangeTblEntry *rte,
 		if (colinfo->is_new_col[col_index])
 			i++;
 	}
-	Assert(i == colinfo->num_cols);
 	Assert(j == nnewcolumns);
 #endif