diff --git a/debug.h b/debug.h
index 93cb89178b6be47fe612a1e32a7083215aaebfd3..0cb46914e24e9588417aa58f95c07f546fc614ab 100644
--- a/debug.h
+++ b/debug.h
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@
 /* All functions writing to the cleartext payload buffer call
  * CHECKCLEARTOWRITE() before writing. This is only really useful if you're
  * attempting to track down a problem */
-#define CHECKCLEARTOWRITE() assert(ses.writepayload->len == 0 && \
-		ses.writepayload->pos == 0)
+/*#define CHECKCLEARTOWRITE() assert(ses.writepayload->len == 0 && \
+		ses.writepayload->pos == 0)*/
+
+#define CHECKCLEARTOWRITE()
 
 /* Define this, compile with -pg and set GMON_OUT_PREFIX=gmon to get gmon
  * output when Dropbear forks. This will allow it gprof to be used.