diff --git a/services/spd/tlkd/tlkd_common.c b/services/spd/tlkd/tlkd_common.c
index 2f0194e..dbe6c2e 100644
--- a/services/spd/tlkd/tlkd_common.c
+++ b/services/spd/tlkd/tlkd_common.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
 
 	/* Passing a NULL context is a critical programming error */
 	assert(tlk_ctx);
-	assert(tlk_ctx->c_rt_ctx == 0);
 
 	/* Apply the Secure EL1 system register context and switch to it */
 	assert(cm_get_context(SECURE) == &tlk_ctx->cpu_ctx);