diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index e37f574da..442c0b0c9 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -4832,13 +4832,7 @@ fn update_autosuggestion(&mut self) {
         }
 
         let el = &self.data.command_line;
-        let autosuggestion = &self.autosuggestion;
         if self.is_at_line_with_autosuggestion() {
-            assert!(string_prefixes_string_maybe_case_insensitive(
-                autosuggestion.icase,
-                &el.text()[autosuggestion.search_string_range.clone()],
-                &autosuggestion.text
-            ));
             return;
         }