diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Security/Cryptography/RSAOpenSsl.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Security/Cryptography/RSAOpenSsl.cs
index 96867e0f5e9d9b..331594af026fc5 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Security/Cryptography/RSAOpenSsl.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/System/Security/Cryptography/RSAOpenSsl.cs
@@ -654,7 +654,6 @@ private void FreeKey()
         [MemberNotNull(nameof(_key))]
         private void SetKey(SafeEvpPKeyHandle newKey)
         {
-            Debug.Assert(!newKey.IsInvalid);
             FreeKey();
             _key = new Lazy<SafeEvpPKeyHandle>(newKey);