diff --git a/src/mme/mme-gtp-path.c b/src/mme/mme-gtp-path.c
index 677c59ce0..1d601d9e9 100644
--- a/src/mme/mme-gtp-path.c
+++ b/src/mme/mme-gtp-path.c
@@ -360,7 +360,10 @@ int mme_gtp_send_create_bearer_response(
     sgw_ue = mme_ue->sgw_ue;
     ogs_assert(sgw_ue);
     xact = ogs_gtp_xact_cycle(bearer->create.xact);
-    ogs_assert(xact);
+    if (!xact) {
+        ogs_warn("GTP transaction(CREATE) has already been removed");
+        return OGS_OK;
+    }
 
     memset(&h, 0, sizeof(ogs_gtp2_header_t));
     h.type = OGS_GTP2_CREATE_BEARER_RESPONSE_TYPE;
@@ -396,7 +399,10 @@ int mme_gtp_send_update_bearer_response(
     sgw_ue = mme_ue->sgw_ue;
     ogs_assert(sgw_ue);
     xact = ogs_gtp_xact_cycle(bearer->update.xact);
-    ogs_assert(xact);
+    if (!xact) {
+        ogs_warn("GTP transaction(UPDATE) has already been removed");
+        return OGS_OK;
+    }
 
     memset(&h, 0, sizeof(ogs_gtp2_header_t));
     h.type = OGS_GTP2_UPDATE_BEARER_RESPONSE_TYPE;
@@ -432,7 +438,10 @@ int mme_gtp_send_delete_bearer_response(
     sgw_ue = mme_ue->sgw_ue;
     ogs_assert(sgw_ue);
     xact = ogs_gtp_xact_cycle(bearer->delete.xact);
-    ogs_assert(xact);
+    if (!xact) {
+        ogs_warn("GTP transaction(DELETE) has already been removed");
+        return OGS_OK;
+    }
 
     memset(&h, 0, sizeof(ogs_gtp2_header_t));
     h.type = OGS_GTP2_DELETE_BEARER_RESPONSE_TYPE;
@@ -544,7 +553,10 @@ int mme_gtp_send_downlink_data_notification_ack(
 
     ogs_assert(bearer);
     xact = ogs_gtp_xact_cycle(bearer->notify.xact);
-    ogs_assert(xact);
+    if (!xact) {
+        ogs_warn("GTP transaction(NOTIFY) has already been removed");
+        return OGS_OK;
+    }
     mme_ue = bearer->mme_ue;
     ogs_assert(mme_ue);
     sgw_ue = mme_ue->sgw_ue;