diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractHighPointExtremeSailingSeriesOverall.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractHighPointExtremeSailingSeriesOverall.java
index 20e4cf2abc0..36237e81bf8 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractHighPointExtremeSailingSeriesOverall.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractHighPointExtremeSailingSeriesOverall.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractHighPointExtremeSailingSeriesOverall extends HighP
      */
     @Override
     public int compareByBetterScore(Competitor o1, List<com.sap.sse.common.Util.Pair<RaceColumn, Double>> o1Scores, Competitor o2, List<com.sap.sse.common.Util.Pair<RaceColumn, Double>> o2Scores, boolean nullScoresAreBetter, TimePoint timePoint, Leaderboard leaderboard) {
-        assert o1Scores.size() == o2Scores.size();
         int o1Wins = getWins(o1Scores);
         int o2Wins = getWins(o2Scores);
         int result = o2Wins - o1Wins;