From b48f04802b86c5f739f65a93b78d5c84272f0284 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "seer-by-sentry[bot]"
 <157164994+seer-by-sentry[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:46:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove AIUpdateInterface assertion from AIStateMachine
 constructor

---
 Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp   | 1 -
 GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp
index 168ba70fab..0b1b1b8999 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ void AIRappelState::onExit( StateExitType status )
 AIStateMachine::AIStateMachine( Object *obj, AsciiString name ) : StateMachine( obj, name )
 {
 	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(getOwner(), ("An AI State Machine '%s' was constructed without an owner, please tell JKMCD", name.str()));
-	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(getOwner()->getAI(), ("An AI State Machine '%s' was constructed without an AIUpdateInterface, please tell JKMCD", name.str()));
 
 	m_goalPath.clear();
 	m_goalWaypoint = nullptr;
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp
index 68ab101698..05e93392b9 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIStates.cpp
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ void AIRappelState::onExit( StateExitType status )
 AIStateMachine::AIStateMachine( Object *obj, AsciiString name ) : StateMachine( obj, name )
 {
 	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(getOwner(), ("An AI State Machine '%s' was constructed without an owner, please tell JKMCD", name.str()));
-	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(getOwner()->getAI(), ("An AI State Machine '%s' was constructed without an AIUpdateInterface, please tell JKMCD", name.str()));
 
 	m_goalPath.clear();
 	m_goalWaypoint = nullptr;