diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/shared/basic/dto/ImageChannel.java b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/shared/basic/dto/ImageChannel.java
index 0ebfeffc7d6a5e75d51ae16da49948841a867c59..e526f08518bae9d72dfd27492829742df86ab783 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/shared/basic/dto/ImageChannel.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/shared/basic/dto/ImageChannel.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class ImageChannel implements ISerializable
             ImageChannelColor channelColor)
     {
         assert code != null;
-        assert availableImageTransformations != null;
+//        assert availableImageTransformations != null;
 
         this.code = code;
         this.label = label;