1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/CommunicatorBatchOutgoingAsync.java b/java/src/IceInternal/CommunicatorBatchOutgoingAsync.java
index a2c9514ebdd..361cd748fec 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/CommunicatorBatchOutgoingAsync.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/CommunicatorBatchOutgoingAsync.java
@@ -126,13 +126,12 @@ public class CommunicatorBatchOutgoingAsync extends Ice.AsyncResult
         //
         // sentSynchronously_ is immutable here.
         //
-        if(!_sentSynchronously && userThread)
+        if(!_sentSynchronously || !userThread)
         {
             __sentAsync();
         }
         else
         {
-            assert(_sentSynchronously == userThread); // sentSynchronously && !userThread is impossible.
             __sentInternal();
         }
     }