1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index fff343c256..dc25606a82 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1594,10 +1594,6 @@ struct ref_iterator *refs_ref_iterator_begin(
 	if (trim)
 		iter = prefix_ref_iterator_begin(iter, "", trim);
 
-	/* Sanity check for subclasses: */
-	if (!iter->ordered)
-		BUG("reference iterator is not ordered");
-
 	return iter;
 }