diff --git a/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp b/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
index 9d28451a7..8f4e6d7c4 100644
--- a/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
@@ -328,10 +328,6 @@ void CSyncThread::startSync()
 {
     qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Sync started";
 
-    static int syncsRunning = 0;
-    syncsRunning++;
-    assert(syncsRunning == 1);
-
     qDebug() << "starting to sync " << qApp->thread() << QThread::currentThread();
     CSYNC *csync;
     int proxyPort = _proxy.port();
@@ -423,7 +419,6 @@ void CSyncThread::startSync()
             emit treeWalkResult(_syncedItems);
         }
     }
-    syncsRunning--;
     qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Sync finished";
 }