3 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/include/sway/server.h b/include/sway/server.h
index 94e8f2a2..bd96b085 100644
--- a/include/sway/server.h
+++ b/include/sway/server.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ struct sway_server {
 
         bool debug_txn_timings;
 
-        bool terminating;
-
         struct sway_transaction *head_transaction; // singly linked list
 
         // When a view is being destroyed and is waiting for a transaction to
diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index 61ae6a5f..a325dc3a 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct sway_server server;
 void sway_terminate(int exit_code) {
         terminate_request = true;
         exit_value = exit_code;
-        server.terminating = true;
         wl_display_terminate(server.wl_display);
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 0c860405..2b9eb636 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -319,15 +319,6 @@ struct sway_container *container_destroy_noreaping(struct sway_container *con) {
                 }
         }
 
-        // At this point the container being destroyed shouldn't have any children
-        // unless sway is terminating.
-        if (!server.terminating) {
-                if (!sway_assert(!con->children || con->children->length == 0,
-                                        "Didn't expect to see children here")) {
-                        return NULL;
-                }
-        }
-
         con->destroying = true;
         list_add(server.destroying_containers, con);