diff --git a/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_filterbank/tb/vhdl/tb_lofar2_unb2b_filterbank.vhd b/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_filterbank/tb/vhdl/tb_lofar2_unb2b_filterbank.vhd
index 2182067cdfdf79d1239f23bf688572bd80f5e920..0bf899960c69d62bae6140cb5b4111254ba47a84 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_filterbank/tb/vhdl/tb_lofar2_unb2b_filterbank.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_filterbank/tb/vhdl/tb_lofar2_unb2b_filterbank.vhd
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ ARCHITECTURE tb OF tb_lofar2_unb2b_filterbank IS
   CONSTANT c_exp_sp_subband_power_ratio     : REAL := 1.0/8.0;   -- depends on internal WPFB quantization and FIR coefficients
   CONSTANT c_exp_sp_subband_power_sum_ratio : REAL := c_exp_sp_subband_power_ratio;   -- because all sinus power is expected in one subband
   CONSTANT c_exp_subband_power_sp_0         : REAL := c_exp_wg_power_sp_0 * c_exp_sp_subband_power_ratio;
-  CONSTANT c_measured_subband_power_sp_0    : REAL :=  17016589184.0;  -- obtained from Wave window
 
   TYPE t_real_arr IS ARRAY (INTEGER RANGE <>) OF REAL; 
   TyPE t_slv_64_subbands_arr IS ARRAY (INTEGER RANGE <>) OF t_slv_64_arr(0 TO c_sdp_N_sub);
@@ -404,9 +403,6 @@ BEGIN
     IF v_sp_power_sum_0>0.0 THEN ASSERT sp_subband_power_0 > c_lo_factor * c_exp_subband_power_sp_0 REPORT "Wrong subband power for SP 0" SEVERITY ERROR; END IF;
     IF v_sp_power_sum_0>0.0 THEN ASSERT sp_subband_power_0 < c_hi_factor * c_exp_subband_power_sp_0 REPORT "Wrong subband power for SP 0" SEVERITY ERROR; END IF;
     
-    -- verify expected subband power based on earlier simulation of exactly measurement of subband power
-    ASSERT sp_subband_power_0 = c_measured_subband_power_sp_0 REPORT "Wrong exact subband power for SP 0" SEVERITY ERROR;
-    
     -- view c_exp_sp_subband_power_ratio in Wave window
     IF v_sp_power_sum_0>0.0 THEN sp_subband_power_ratio_0 <= sp_subband_power_0/v_sp_power_sum_0; END IF;