diff --git a/Python/frame.c b/Python/frame.c
index d7bb29811bfa50..4912a3129cc724 100644
--- a/Python/frame.c
+++ b/Python/frame.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ _PyFrame_MakeAndSetFrameObject(_PyInterpreterFrame *frame)
     // here.
     assert(frame->frame_obj == NULL);
     assert(frame->owner != FRAME_OWNED_BY_FRAME_OBJECT);
-    assert(frame->owner != FRAME_CLEARED);
     f->f_frame = frame;
     frame->frame_obj = f;
     return f;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ take_ownership(PyFrameObject *f, _PyInterpreterFrame *frame)
 {
     assert(frame->owner != FRAME_OWNED_BY_CSTACK);
     assert(frame->owner != FRAME_OWNED_BY_FRAME_OBJECT);
-    assert(frame->owner != FRAME_CLEARED);
     Py_ssize_t size = ((char*)frame->stackpointer) - (char *)frame;
     memcpy((_PyInterpreterFrame *)f->_f_frame_data, frame, size);
     frame = (_PyInterpreterFrame *)f->_f_frame_data;