diff --git a/kube.libsonnet b/kube.libsonnet
index ef5da80..8ab6182 100644
--- a/kube.libsonnet
+++ b/kube.libsonnet
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@
       ],
 
       replicas: 1,
-      assert (!$._assert) || self.replicas >= 1,
     },
   },