diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpNetworkInterface.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpNetworkInterface.cpp
index 9f1b98f81b..48f75b5a69 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpNetworkInterface.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzNetworking/AzNetworking/UdpTransport/UdpNetworkInterface.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ namespace AzNetworking
     {
         if (!m_socket->IsOpen())
         {
-            AZ_Assert(false, "StopListen cannot be invoked on an already closed network interface");
             return false;
         }