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diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithWhileSurrounder.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithWhileSurrounder.java
index 4ce663900065..a564d4ca3d3f 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithWhileSurrounder.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/surround/surrounders/statements/PyWithWhileSurrounder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public class PyWithWhileSurrounder extends PyStatementSurrounder{
       PyElementGenerator.getInstance(project).createFromText(LanguageLevel.getDefault(), PyWhileStatement.class, "while True:\n    ");
     final PsiElement parent = elements[0].getParent();
     final PyStatementList statementList = whileStatement.getWhilePart().getStatementList();
-    assert statementList != null;
     statementList.addRange(elements[0], elements[elements.length - 1]);
     whileStatement = (PyWhileStatement) parent.addBefore(whileStatement, elements[0]);
     parent.deleteChildRange(elements[0], elements[elements.length - 1]);