diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_14.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_14.c
index 88948cff5..a69c726cf 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_14.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_14.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,6 @@ 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_15.c b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c
index 018468d0b..20252c3cf 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_15.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,6 @@ 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 7f2a41d75..140d13c97 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_16.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/deparser/ruleutils_16.c
@@ -1589,7 +1589,6 @@ 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