diff --git a/tools/db_stress.cc b/tools/db_stress.cc
index d4ee4c2d8..995dbe30f 100644
--- a/tools/db_stress.cc
+++ b/tools/db_stress.cc
@@ -1252,7 +1252,6 @@ class DbStressListener : public EventListener {
     VerifyFilePath(info.file_path);
     assert(info.job_id > 0 || FLAGS_compact_files_one_in > 0);
     if (info.status.ok()) {
-      assert(info.file_size > 0);
       assert(info.table_properties.data_size > 0);
       assert(info.table_properties.raw_key_size > 0);
       assert(info.table_properties.num_entries > 0);