diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
index b71e5df3123..949a33f43c1 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ def create(self, req, body):
                     image_href)
             kernel_id, ramdisk_id = self._get_kernel_ramdisk_from_image(
                     req, image_service, image_id)
-            images = set([str(x['id']) for x in image_service.index(context)])
-            assert str(image_id) in images
         except Exception, e:
             msg = _("Cannot find requested image %(image_href)s: %(e)s" %
                                                                     locals())