diff --git a/dumux/material/fluidstates/immiscible.hh b/dumux/material/fluidstates/immiscible.hh
index b1168b4026156701952f97ab53c974b08e7a756d..68b6e29cc2395dc79a167ce8912d7fe47d7e78a0 100644
--- a/dumux/material/fluidstates/immiscible.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/fluidstates/immiscible.hh
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ class ImmiscibleFluidState
 public:
     static constexpr int numPhases = FluidSystem::numPhases;
     static constexpr int numComponents = FluidSystem::numComponents;
-    static_assert(numPhases == numComponents,
-                  "The number of phases must be equal to the number of "
-                  "components if immiscibility is assumed!");
 
     //! export the scalar type
     using Scalar = ScalarType;