diff --git a/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/DSL/functions.php b/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/DSL/functions.php
index 545798bd1..02bea7fb2 100644
--- a/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/DSL/functions.php
+++ b/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/DSL/functions.php
@@ -1684,7 +1684,6 @@ function array_to_rows(array $data, EntryFactory $entryFactory, array|Partitions
     $rows = [];
 
     foreach ($data as $row) {
-        $row = type_array_new()->assert($row);
         $rows[] = array_to_row($row, $entryFactory, $partitions, $schema);
     }