diff --git a/src/mito2/src/flush.rs b/src/mito2/src/flush.rs
index 991db08ebc..3dd470bac2 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/flush.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/flush.rs
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ impl FlushScheduler {
 
         let version = version_control.current().version;
         if version.memtables.is_empty() {
-            debug_assert!(!self.region_status.contains_key(&region_id));
             // The region has nothing to flush.
             task.on_success();
             return Ok(());