diff --git a/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp b/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp
index 6fad7eb..726fd22 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ namespace wsrep
         int next_fragment(const wsrep::ws_meta& meta)
         {
             wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-            assert(current_thread_id_ == wsrep::this_thread::get_id());
             assert(mode_ == m_high_priority);
             return transaction_.next_fragment(meta);
         }