1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPool.java b/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPool.java
index 7ac3440f732..8b3453980fc 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPool.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/ThreadPool.java
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@ public final class ThreadPool
     public synchronized void
     destroy()
     {
-        assert(!_destroyed);
+        if(_destroyed)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         _destroyed = true;
         _workQueue.destroy();
     }