diff --git a/src/together/filemanager.py b/src/together/filemanager.py
index b58d873e..6ddc21ed 100644
--- a/src/together/filemanager.py
+++ b/src/together/filemanager.py
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ def download(
                 if not fetch_metadata:
                     file_size = int(response.headers.get("content-length", 0))
 
-                assert file_size != 0, "Unable to retrieve remote file."
-
                 with tqdm(
                     total=file_size,
                     unit="B",