diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp
index 9e22338bcf..72226d8740 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Components/NetBindComponent.cpp
@@ -167,14 +167,7 @@ namespace Multiplayer
 
     void NetBindComponent::Deactivate()
     {
-        if (m_needsToBeStopped)
-        {
-            AZ_Assert(
-                    false,
-                    "Entity (%s) appears to have been improperly deleted. Use MarkForRemoval to correctly clean up a networked entity.",
-                    GetEntity()->GetName().c_str());
-            
-        }
+        AZ_Assert(m_needsToBeStopped == false, "Entity (%s) appears to have been improperly deleted. Use MarkForRemoval to correctly clean up a networked entity.", GetEntity()->GetName().c_str());
         m_handleLocalServerRpcMessageEventHandle.Disconnect();
         if (NetworkRoleHasController(m_netEntityRole))
         {