diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index fd12555..ec0d79e 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -3049,13 +3049,11 @@ void addPointWrite(Node *&root, std::span<const uint8_t> key,
   }
 }
 
+// Precondition: `node->entryPresent`
 void fixupMaxVersion(Node *node, ConflictSet::Impl *impl, WriteContext *tls) {
   InternalVersionT max;
-  if (node->entryPresent) {
-    max = std::max(node->entry.pointVersion, tls->zero);
-  } else {
-    max = tls->zero;
-  }
+  assert(node->entryPresent);
+  max = std::max(node->entry.pointVersion, tls->zero);
   switch (node->getType()) {
   case Type_Node0:
     break;