diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/vtimeScope.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/vtimeScope.inline.hpp
index 147e00783f2..80dc8c7b8c6 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/vtimeScope.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/vtimeScope.inline.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ inline VTimeScope::~VTimeScope() {
     }
 
     if (UsePerfData) {
-      assert(_thread == this, "Assumes VM thread");
       CPUTimeCounters::get_instance()->update_counter(CPUTimeGroups::CPUTimeType::vm, end);
     }
   }