diff --git a/main/astobj2.c b/main/astobj2.c
index b36cee837e..082dfc0384 100644
--- a/main/astobj2.c
+++ b/main/astobj2.c
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ static int internal_ao2_ref(void *user_data, int delta, const char *file, int li
 	int ret;
 
 	if (obj == NULL) {
-		ast_backtrace();
 		ast_assert(0);
 		return -1;
 	}