diff --git a/xwords4/common/nli.h b/xwords4/common/nli.h
index 7b0d0fd7b..721a839c4 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/nli.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/nli.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct _InviteInfo {
 
     /* Relay */
     XP_UCHAR room[MAX_INVITE_LEN + 1];
-    XP_U32 devID;
+    XP_U32 devID;               /* not used on android; remove?? */
 
     /* BT */
     XP_UCHAR btName[32];
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c b/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c
index 2096e1bc0..050e477fa 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/relaycon.c
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ relaycon_receive( GIOChannel* source, GIOCondition XP_UNUSED_DBG(condition), gpo
                 stream_putBytes( stream, ptr, len );
                 NetLaunchInfo invit;
                 XP_Bool success = nli_makeFromStream( &invit, stream );
-                XP_LOGF( "sender: %d; invit.devID: %d", sender, invit.devID );
-                XP_ASSERT( sender == invit.devID );
+                XP_LOGF( "sender: %d", sender );
                 stream_destroy( stream );
 
                 if ( success ) {