diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qeaddressdetails.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qeaddressdetails.py
index 0b23dcbbf..096ba506f 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qeaddressdetails.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qeaddressdetails.py
@@ -125,5 +125,4 @@ class QEAddressDetails(QObject):
         if self._wallet.derivationPrefix:
             self._derivationPath = self._derivationPath.replace('m', self._wallet.derivationPrefix)
         self._numtx = self._wallet.wallet.adb.get_address_history_len(self._address)
-        assert self._numtx == self.historyModel.rowCount(0)
         self.detailsChanged.emit()