diff --git a/src/smf/gsm-sm.c b/src/smf/gsm-sm.c
index 7c8b30d0f..d1226ca9e 100644
--- a/src/smf/gsm-sm.c
+++ b/src/smf/gsm-sm.c
@@ -1486,7 +1486,6 @@ void smf_gsm_state_wait_epc_auth_release(ogs_fsm_t *s, smf_event_t *e)
         case OGS_DIAM_GY_CMD_CODE_CREDIT_CONTROL:
             switch(gy_message->cc_request_type) {
             case OGS_DIAM_GY_CC_REQUEST_TYPE_TERMINATION_REQUEST:
-                ogs_assert(e->gtp_xact);
                 diam_err = smf_gy_handle_cca_termination_request(sess,
                                 gy_message, e->gtp_xact);
                 sess->sm_data.gy_ccr_term_in_flight = false;
diff --git a/src/smf/gy-handler.c b/src/smf/gy-handler.c
index dd754501f..159d7f63c 100644
--- a/src/smf/gy-handler.c
+++ b/src/smf/gy-handler.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ uint32_t smf_gy_handle_cca_termination_request(
 {
     ogs_assert(sess);
     ogs_assert(gy_message);
-    ogs_assert(gtp_xact);
 
     ogs_debug("[SMF] Delete Session Response");
     ogs_debug("    SGW_S5C_TEID[0x%x] SMF_N4_TEID[0x%x]",