diff --git a/src/fastfield/mod.rs b/src/fastfield/mod.rs
index b8448afdd..dbaa68a52 100644
--- a/src/fastfield/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fastfield/mod.rs
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         let readers = FastFieldReaders::open(bytes.into(), schema).unwrap();
         let values = readers.i64("tie").unwrap().first_or_default_col(0);
-        assert!(values.get_val(0) >= i64::from(i32::MIN));
-        assert!(values.get_val(1_024) <= i64::from(i32::MAX));
         for doc in 1..1_025 {
             assert_eq!(values.get_val(doc), values.get_val(doc - 1) + 1);
         }