diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Editor/Components/EditorActorComponent.cpp b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Editor/Components/EditorActorComponent.cpp
index 5c085e96f7..039815fa44 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Editor/Components/EditorActorComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Source/Integration/Editor/Components/EditorActorComponent.cpp
@@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ namespace EMotionFX
         void EditorActorComponent::OnAssetReady(AZ::Data::Asset<AZ::Data::AssetData> asset)
         {
             m_actorAsset = asset;
-            Actor* actor = m_actorAsset->GetActor();
-            AZ_Assert(m_actorAsset.IsReady() && actor, "Actor asset should be loaded and actor valid.");
+            AZ_Assert(m_actorAsset.IsReady() && m_actorAsset->GetActor(), "Actor asset should be loaded and actor valid.");
 
             CheckActorCreation();
         }