diff --git a/base/deferred_task.cpp b/base/deferred_task.cpp
index 4760187518..01c1b7ba5f 100644
--- a/base/deferred_task.cpp
+++ b/base/deferred_task.cpp
@@ -48,19 +48,22 @@ DeferredTask::DeferredTask(TTask const & task, milliseconds ms) : m_started(fals
 
 DeferredTask::~DeferredTask()
 {
-  ASSERT(m_threadChecker.CalledOnOriginalThread(), ());
+  CheckContext();
+
   m_thread.Cancel();
 }
 
 bool DeferredTask::WasStarted() const
 {
-  ASSERT(m_threadChecker.CalledOnOriginalThread(), ());
+  CheckContext();
+
   return m_started;
 }
 
 void DeferredTask::Cancel()
 {
-  ASSERT(m_threadChecker.CalledOnOriginalThread(), ());
+  CheckContext();
+
   threads::IRoutine * routine = m_thread.GetRoutine();
   CHECK(routine, ());
   routine->Cancel();
@@ -68,6 +71,14 @@ void DeferredTask::Cancel()
 
 void DeferredTask::WaitForCompletion()
 {
-  ASSERT(m_threadChecker.CalledOnOriginalThread(), ());
+  CheckContext();
+
   m_thread.Join();
 }
+
+void DeferredTask::CheckContext() const
+{
+#if defined(DEBUG) && defined(OMIM_OS_ANDROID)
+  CHECK(m_threadChecker.CalledOnOriginalThread(), ());
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/base/deferred_task.hpp b/base/deferred_task.hpp
index 8255104a2e..dfed2bea20 100644
--- a/base/deferred_task.hpp
+++ b/base/deferred_task.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #include "base/condition.hpp"
 #include "base/macros.hpp"
 #include "base/thread.hpp"
+
+#ifndef OMIM_OS_ANDROID
 #include "base/thread_checker.hpp"
+#endif
 
 #include "std/chrono.hpp"
 #include "std/condition_variable.hpp"
@@ -53,9 +56,13 @@ private:
   /// is used by routine that will be executed on m_thread.
   atomic<bool> m_started;
   threads::Thread m_thread;
-#ifdef DEBUG
+
+#if defined(DEBUG) && defined(OMIM_OS_ANDROID)
+  // This checker is not valid on Android.
+  // UI thread (NV thread) can change it's handle value during app lifecycle.
   ThreadChecker m_threadChecker;
 #endif
+  void CheckContext() const;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_MOVE(DeferredTask);
 };