diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 9084cb5159..6f19ff50cb 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ inline Environment::AsyncCallbackScope::AsyncCallbackScope(Environment* env)
 
 inline Environment::AsyncCallbackScope::~AsyncCallbackScope() {
   env_->makecallback_cntr_--;
-  CHECK_GE(env_->makecallback_cntr_, 0);
 }
 
 inline bool Environment::AsyncCallbackScope::in_makecallback() {