diff --git a/eventlet/greenio.py b/eventlet/greenio.py
index 632e5a9..6fbc7d8 100644
--- a/eventlet/greenio.py
+++ b/eventlet/greenio.py
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ class GreenSocket(object):
             fd = _original_socket(family_or_realsock, *args, **kwargs)
         else:
             fd = family_or_realsock
-            assert not args, args
-            assert not kwargs, kwargs
 
         # import timeout from other socket, if it was there
         try: