diff --git a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/upgrade_outlier_pdu.rs b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/upgrade_outlier_pdu.rs
index 68a73096..cbebee4b 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/upgrade_outlier_pdu.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/upgrade_outlier_pdu.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ pub(super) async fn upgrade_outlier_to_timeline_pdu(
 	//     if not soft fail it
 	if soft_fail {
 		info!("Soft failing event {}", incoming_pdu.event_id);
-		assert!(extremities.is_empty(), "soft_fail extremities empty");
 		let extremities = extremities.iter().map(Borrow::borrow);
 
 		self.services