1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions

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);