diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate.gradle
index 4fa6b00abb..7c52fb4a0c 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/hibernate/hibernate.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ muzzle {
     group = "org.hibernate"
     module = "hibernate-core"
     versions = "[5.0.0.Final, 5.+]"
-    assertInverse = true
   }
 }