diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index 35f24be069..a7f9108fe5 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -537,8 +537,6 @@ static void nbd_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options)
     visit_type_SocketAddress(ov, NULL, &s->saddr, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(ov, &saddr_qdict);
     visit_free(ov);
-    assert(qobject_type(saddr_qdict) == QTYPE_QDICT);
-
     qdict_put_obj(opts, "server", saddr_qdict);
 
     if (s->export) {
diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index 08b43dd189..0cf115e7d6 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -805,8 +805,6 @@ static void nfs_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options)
     ov = qobject_output_visitor_new(&server_qdict);
     visit_type_NFSServer(ov, NULL, &client->server, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(ov, &server_qdict);
-    assert(qobject_type(server_qdict) == QTYPE_QDICT);
-
     qdict_put_obj(opts, "server", server_qdict);
     qdict_put(opts, "path", qstring_from_str(client->path));
 
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index ac480aa93c..a40922ea26 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ void bdrv_image_info_specific_dump(fprintf_function func_fprintf, void *f,
 
     visit_type_ImageInfoSpecific(v, NULL, &info_spec, &error_abort);
     visit_complete(v, &obj);
-    assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
     data = qdict_get(qobject_to_qdict(obj), "data");
     dump_qobject(func_fprintf, f, 1, data);
     qobject_decref(obj);