diff --git a/Source/Details/ASDataController.mm b/Source/Details/ASDataController.mm
index f48c8dfc7..71282be8c 100644
--- a/Source/Details/ASDataController.mm
+++ b/Source/Details/ASDataController.mm
@@ -452,14 +452,6 @@ - (void)waitUntilAllUpdatesAreProcessed
 - (BOOL)isProcessingUpdates
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
-#if ASDISPLAYNODE_ASSERTIONS_ENABLED
-  // Using dispatch_group_wait is much more expensive than our manually managed count, but it's crucial they always match.
-  BOOL editingTransactionQueueBusy = dispatch_group_wait(_editingTransactionGroup, DISPATCH_TIME_NOW) != 0;
-  ASDisplayNodeAssert(editingTransactionQueueBusy == (_editingTransactionGroupCount > 0),
-                      @"editingTransactionQueueBusy = %@, but _editingTransactionGroupCount = %d !",
-                      editingTransactionQueueBusy ? @"YES" : @"NO", (int)_editingTransactionGroupCount);
-#endif
-
   return _mainSerialQueue.numberOfScheduledBlocks > 0 || _editingTransactionGroupCount > 0;
 }