diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 14f330610..74cab7e5e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         "webmozart/assert": "^1.11",
         "bacon/bacon-qr-code": "^2.0",
         "nikic/php-parser": "^4.16",
-        "revolt/event-loop": "^1.0.3"
+        "revolt/event-loop": "^1.0.4"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock": "dev-master",
diff --git a/src/Db/Driver/Mysql.php b/src/Db/Driver/Mysql.php
index cbcc1cd76..6175e3afe 100644
--- a/src/Db/Driver/Mysql.php
+++ b/src/Db/Driver/Mysql.php
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ final class Mysql
                     );
                 }
 
-                \assert($config instanceof MysqlConfig);
                 self::$connections[$dbKey] = [
                     new MysqlConnectionPool($config, $settings->getMaxConnections(), $settings->getIdleTimeout()),
                     $pdo