diff --git a/lightningd/jsonrpc.c b/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
index 5520fdcec..76baaa2d9 100644
--- a/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
+++ b/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
@@ -801,11 +801,6 @@ static struct command_result *command_exec(struct json_connection *jcon,
 	if (res == &pending)
 		assert(cmd->pending);
 
-	/* The command might outlive the connection. */
-	if (jcon)
-		list_for_each(&jcon->commands, cmd, list)
-			assert(cmd->pending);
-
 	return res;
 }