diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index 12a1bb70bd..732b5418d9 100644
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static bool isPathTracingSupported()
     }
     else if (SAI_STATUS_IS_ATTR_NOT_SUPPORTED(status) || SAI_STATUS_IS_ATTR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(status)
              || status ==  SAI_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED || status == SAI_STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
-    {ASSERT_FALSE
+    {
         SWSS_LOG_INFO("Querying OBJECT_TYPE_LIST is not supported on this platform");
         return false;
     }