diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index 8bb3b4d..a4fdb09 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -3155,7 +3155,6 @@ void internal_addWrites(ConflictSet::Impl *impl,
 
 void internal_setOldestVersion(ConflictSet::Impl *impl, int64_t oldestVersion) {
   mallocBytesDelta = 0;
-  assert(oldestVersion >= impl->oldestVersionFullPrecision);
   impl->setOldestVersion(oldestVersion);
   impl->totalBytes += mallocBytesDelta;
 #if SHOW_MEMORY