diff --git a/source/extensions/common/dynamic_forward_proxy/dns_cache_manager_impl.cc b/source/extensions/common/dynamic_forward_proxy/dns_cache_manager_impl.cc
index 3fea4fcec98a5..37f7b750759fa 100644
--- a/source/extensions/common/dynamic_forward_proxy/dns_cache_manager_impl.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/common/dynamic_forward_proxy/dns_cache_manager_impl.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ DnsCacheSharedPtr DnsCacheManagerImpl::getCache(
 }
 
 DnsCacheSharedPtr DnsCacheManagerImpl::lookUpCacheByName(absl::string_view cache_name) {
-  ASSERT(context_.mainThreadDispatcher().isThreadSafe());
   const auto& existing_cache = caches_.find(cache_name);
   if (existing_cache != caches_.end()) {
     return existing_cache->second.cache_;