diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ber.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ber.cs
index ce9eacee1ebd6..9278d7ab4a102 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ber.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Linux/OpenLdap/Interop.Ber.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ public static int ber_printf_emptyarg(SafeBerHandle berElement, string format, i
             }
             else
             {
-                // We allow "t" here to check that a tag value at the end of stream does not produce an error.
-                // The actual tag value that affects the next element is passed with the next element using the tag argument.
-                Debug.Assert(format == "n" || format == "t");
+                Debug.Assert(format == "n");
                 return ber_put_null(berElement, tag);
             }
         }