diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Plugins/ComponentEntityEditorPlugin/SandboxIntegration.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Plugins/ComponentEntityEditorPlugin/SandboxIntegration.cpp
index 7a418a1f2e..724664b1dc 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Plugins/ComponentEntityEditorPlugin/SandboxIntegration.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Plugins/ComponentEntityEditorPlugin/SandboxIntegration.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void SandboxIntegrationManager::OnCatalogAssetRemoved(const AZ::Data::AssetId& a
         AZ::SliceComponent* rootSlice = nullptr;
         AzToolsFramework::SliceEditorEntityOwnershipServiceRequestBus::BroadcastResult(rootSlice,
             &AzToolsFramework::SliceEditorEntityOwnershipServiceRequestBus::Events::GetEditorRootSlice);
-        AZ_Assert(rootSlice != nullptr, "Editor root slice missing!");
+        AZ_Assert(rootSlice, "Editor root slice missing!");
 
         AZStd::vector<AZ::EntityId> entitiesToDetach;
         const AZ::SliceComponent::SliceList& subSlices = rootSlice->GetSlices();