diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index bbd4a6e29..64e96769f 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -2314,7 +2314,6 @@ async function clone(app, data, user, auditSource) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupId, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof subdomain, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof portBindings, 'object');
 
     const backupInfo = await backups.get(backupId);