diff --git a/beat/core/dock.py b/beat/core/dock.py
index bc41427e2dd1740221f5af2dcbddde6e3f017a2e..333de89da1436768bb9348d58df9620d59fcce5a 100755
--- a/beat/core/dock.py
+++ b/beat/core/dock.py
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ class Host(object):
 
     self.environments = self._discover_environments(raise_on_errors=False)
 
-    # makes sure we can talk to the docker host
-    assert self.ip
-
 
   def __contains__(self, key):
     return key in self.environments