diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/DeletionStrategyPlanner.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/DeletionStrategyPlanner.java
index 1fb78c52a0101..98cd87b70ea4c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/DeletionStrategyPlanner.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/DeletionStrategyPlanner.java
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ public DeletionStrategy planOperationAsPrimary(Engine.Delete delete) throws IOEx
 
     @Override
     public DeletionStrategy planOperationAsNonPrimary(Engine.Delete delete) throws IOException {
-        assert assertNonPrimaryOrigin(delete);
         final DeletionStrategy plan;
         if (hasBeenProcessedBefore.test(delete)) {
             // the operation seq# was processed thus this operation was already put into lucene
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/IndexingStrategyPlanner.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/IndexingStrategyPlanner.java
index 93b534ba755e6..a9036ff5a918c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/IndexingStrategyPlanner.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/IndexingStrategyPlanner.java
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ public IndexingStrategy planOperationAsPrimary(Engine.Index index) throws IOExce
 
     @Override
     public IndexingStrategy planOperationAsNonPrimary(Engine.Index index) throws IOException {
-        assert assertNonPrimaryOrigin(index);
         // needs to maintain the auto_id timestamp in case this replica becomes primary
         if (canOptimizeAddDocument(index)) {
             mayHaveBeenIndexedBefore(index);