diff --git a/src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c b/src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c
index a45bd3a315..2e13ed17e1 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c
@@ -2115,7 +2115,6 @@ ExecParallelPrepHashTableForUnmatched(HashJoinState *hjstate)
 
 	/* Now we are alone with this batch. */
 	Assert(BarrierPhase(&batch->batch_barrier) == PHJ_BATCH_SCAN);
-	Assert(BarrierParticipants(&batch->batch_barrier) == 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Has another process decided to give up early and command all processes