diff --git a/changes/bug32666 b/changes/bug32666
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d487b22148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug32666
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (onion services):
+    - Avoid a non-fatal assertion in certain edge-cases when establishing a
+      circuit to onion service. Fixes bug 32666; bugfix on 0.3.0.3-alpha.
diff --git a/src/core/or/circuitbuild.c b/src/core/or/circuitbuild.c
index ea32a5bc57..c0c918abe4 100644
--- a/src/core/or/circuitbuild.c
+++ b/src/core/or/circuitbuild.c
@@ -2456,7 +2456,6 @@ onion_extend_cpath(origin_circuit_t *circ)
       choose_good_middle_server(purpose, state, circ->cpath, cur_len);
     if (r) {
       info = extend_info_from_node(r, 0);
-      tor_assert_nonfatal(info);
     }
   }