diff --git a/re6st/x509.py b/re6st/x509.py
index 7f7273c5b5e84be1f990df49397087e737993757..d13afcb9c4c303e0d877085b03dbdf8700b52113 100644
--- a/re6st/x509.py
+++ b/re6st/x509.py
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ class Peer(object):
     version = ''
 
     def __init__(self, prefix):
-        assert len(prefix) == 16 or prefix == ('0' * 14 + '1' + '0' * 65), prefix
         self.prefix = prefix
 
     @property