diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/designmode.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/designmode.cpp
index 37d48741d5cb3f563e41e7eff99c98e02658fc76..c8e83bc9195b3acddff1bbd7d12c2188ce6e702b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/designmode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/designmode.cpp
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ void DesignMode::currentEditorChanged(Core::IEditor *editor)
         setEnabled(false);
         d->m_currentEditor = QWeakPointer<Core::IEditor>();
         emit actionsUpdated(d->m_currentEditor.data());
-
-        QTC_ASSERT(core->modeManager()->currentMode() != this, core->modeManager()->activateMode(Constants::MODE_EDIT));
     } else {
         d->m_currentEditor = QWeakPointer<Core::IEditor>(editor);