diff --git a/src/ui/widget.cpp b/src/ui/widget.cpp
index 56946271d..c88d4567c 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget.cpp
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ void Widget::setTextQuiet(const std::string& text)
 
 she::Font* Widget::font() const
 {
-  if (!m_font) {
-    ASSERT(m_theme);
+  if (!m_font && m_theme)
     m_font = m_theme->getWidgetFont(this);
-  }
   return m_font;
 }