diff --git a/src/setup/mod.rs b/src/setup/mod.rs
index b1e4b7be..ce41b9ec 100644
--- a/src/setup/mod.rs
+++ b/src/setup/mod.rs
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ pub fn get_newest_valid_node_version(
         let fields: Vec<&str> = line.split_whitespace().collect();
         if fields.len() == 1 {
             versions.push(fields[0].to_string());
-        } else if fields.len() == 2 {
-            assert_eq!("->", fields[0]);
+        } else if fields.len() == 2 && fields[0] == "->" {
             versions.push(fields[1].to_string());
         }
     }