diff --git a/ircd/m_event.cc b/ircd/m_event.cc
index 0c0e76c7b..f4495e315 100644
--- a/ircd/m_event.cc
+++ b/ircd/m_event.cc
@@ -3716,35 +3716,35 @@ ircd::m::before(const event &a,
 bool
 ircd::m::operator>=(const event &a, const event &b)
 {
-	assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
+	//assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
 	return at<"depth"_>(a) >= at<"depth"_>(b);
 }
 
 bool
 ircd::m::operator<=(const event &a, const event &b)
 {
-	assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
+	//assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
 	return at<"depth"_>(a) <= at<"depth"_>(b);
 }
 
 bool
 ircd::m::operator>(const event &a, const event &b)
 {
-	assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
+	//assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
 	return at<"depth"_>(a) > at<"depth"_>(b);
 }
 
 bool
 ircd::m::operator<(const event &a, const event &b)
 {
-	assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
+	//assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
 	return at<"depth"_>(a) < at<"depth"_>(b);
 }
 
 bool
 ircd::m::operator==(const event &a, const event &b)
 {
-	assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
+	//assert(json::get<"room_id"_>(a) == json::get<"room_id"_>(b));
 	return at<"event_id"_>(a) == at<"event_id"_>(b);
 }