diff --git a/modules/utility/images/image-nvim/config.nix b/modules/utility/images/image-nvim/config.nix
index 49ca3e53..cd188acc 100644
--- a/modules/utility/images/image-nvim/config.nix
+++ b/modules/utility/images/image-nvim/config.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@
   cfg = config.vim.utility.images.image-nvim;
 in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    assertions = [
-      {
-        assertion = pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin && cfg.setupOpts.backend != "ueberzug";
-        message = "image-nvim: ueberzug backend is broken on ${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}. if you are using kitty, please set `vim.utility.images.image-nvim.setupOpts.backend` option to `kitty` in your configuration, otherwise disable this module.";
-      }
-    ];
-
     vim = {
       startPlugins = [
         "image-nvim"