diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp
index cc222c36..08e18ea5 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW3/ContentLoaderIW3.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ ContentLoader::ContentLoader()
 
 void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 {
-    assert(m_zone->m_script_strings.Empty());
-
     m_stream->PushBlock(XFILE_BLOCK_VIRTUAL);
 
     if (atStreamStart)
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp
index 10f056e8..9c265686 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW4/ContentLoaderIW4.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ ContentLoader::ContentLoader()
 
 void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 {
-    assert(m_zone->m_script_strings.Empty());
-
     m_stream->PushBlock(XFILE_BLOCK_VIRTUAL);
 
     if (atStreamStart)
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp
index 81bdb8c3..3f63d81b 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/IW5/ContentLoaderIW5.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ ContentLoader::ContentLoader()
 
 void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 {
-    assert(m_zone->m_script_strings.Empty());
-
     m_stream->PushBlock(XFILE_BLOCK_VIRTUAL);
 
     if (atStreamStart)
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp
index 34122243..c5fd6de3 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T5/ContentLoaderT5.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ ContentLoader::ContentLoader()
 
 void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 {
-    assert(m_zone->m_script_strings.Empty());
-
     m_stream->PushBlock(XFILE_BLOCK_VIRTUAL);
 
     if (atStreamStart)
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp
index e7504d6a..cffe27ef 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Game/T6/ContentLoaderT6.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ ContentLoader::ContentLoader()
 
 void ContentLoader::LoadScriptStringList(const bool atStreamStart)
 {
-    assert(m_zone->m_script_strings.Empty());
-
     m_stream->PushBlock(XFILE_BLOCK_VIRTUAL);
 
     if (atStreamStart)