diff --git a/lib/construct.c b/lib/construct.c
index 0697046..7f79b15 100644
--- a/lib/construct.c
+++ b/lib/construct.c
@@ -201,6 +201,5 @@ void construct(const regex_t *regex, fsa_t *out)
 		merge_fsas(out, &sequence_fsa);
 	}
 
-	assert(out->initial == out->count - 1);
 	assert(out->states[0].final);
 }