diff --git a/fontembed/sfnt_subset.c b/fontembed/sfnt_subset.c
index dee34c5..c508b38 100644
--- a/fontembed/sfnt_subset.c
+++ b/fontembed/sfnt_subset.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ int otf_subset(OTF_FILE *otf,BITSET glyphs,OUTPUT_FN output,void *context) // {{
       c=1;
     }
 
-    assert(offset%2==0);
     // TODO? change format? if glyfSize<0x20000
     if (otf->indexToLocFormat==0) {
       set_USHORT(new_loca+iA*2,offset/2);