diff --git a/lib/command_graph.c b/lib/command_graph.c
index 4254b91d95..2ae294e5a2 100644
--- a/lib/command_graph.c
+++ b/lib/command_graph.c
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@ cmd_merge_nodes (struct graph *oldgraph, struct graph *newgraph,
       /* nothing found => add new to old */
       if (i == vector_active (old->to) && direction > 0)
         {
-          assert (vector_count (cnew->from) ==
-                          (cmd_nodes_link (cnew, cnew) ? 2 : 1));
           graph_remove_edge (new, cnew);
 
           cmd_reparent_tree (newgraph, oldgraph, cnew);