diff --git a/dumux/assembly/staggeredfvassembler.hh b/dumux/assembly/staggeredfvassembler.hh
index d952d3a0cac056bfa5ee7742b515f4043b1e826b..5ab430558af6c08d72a4bdabcce4632e5302c81a 100644
--- a/dumux/assembly/staggeredfvassembler.hh
+++ b/dumux/assembly/staggeredfvassembler.hh
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public:
                  timeLoop,
                  prevSol)
     {
-        static_assert(isImplicit, "Explicit assembler for stationary problem doesn't make sense!");
         this->couplingManager_->setSubProblems(std::make_tuple(problem, problem));
     }