diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e65e0585..b4c06152 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
     "eslint": "^8.7.0",
-    "pyright": "^1.1.212"
+    "pyright": "^1.1.215"
   }
 }
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 6bb358d3..2e6e388e 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -1147,8 +1147,6 @@ def image_proxy():
             except httpx.HTTPError:
                 logger.exception('HTTP error on closing')
 
-    assert resp is not None
-
     def close_stream():
         nonlocal resp, stream
         try: