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diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithIfElseSurrounder.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithIfElseSurrounder.java
index 76c4f4932038..1e1b6d0db815 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithIfElseSurrounder.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithIfElseSurrounder.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public class PyWithIfElseSurrounder extends PyStatementSurrounder {
       PyElementGenerator.getInstance(project).createFromText(LanguageLevel.getDefault(), PyIfStatement.class, "if True:\n    pass\nelse:    pass\n");
     final PsiElement parent = elements[0].getParent();
     final PyStatementList statementList = ifStatement.getIfPart().getStatementList();
-    assert statementList != null;
     statementList.addRange(elements[0], elements[elements.length - 1]);
     statementList.deleteChildRange(statementList.getFirstChild(), statementList.getFirstChild());