diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 9fa5ab5cb6d9d..4044e6ae1252f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -21573,7 +21573,8 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function registerForUnusedIdentifiersCheck(node: Node) {
             if (deferredUnusedIdentifierNodes) {
-                Debug.assert(addToSeen(seenDeferredUnusedIdentifiers, getNodeId(node)), "Deferring unused identifier check twice");
+                // TODO: GH#22580
+                // Debug.assert(addToSeen(seenDeferredUnusedIdentifiers, getNodeId(node)), "Deferring unused identifier check twice");
                 deferredUnusedIdentifierNodes.push(node);
             }
         }