diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c b/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c
index cf27352b754cf81f5c434d97c1e93427a3c4ab98..30e94f3f081e9719fe77b8b7c4e7230e395f28cf 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c
@@ -171,5 +171,5 @@ void slap_mods_free( Modifications *ml )
 
 int add_replica_info( Backend *be, const char *host )
 {
-	assert(0);
+	return(0);
 }