diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTUtils.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTUtils.java
index 7d2feb3ab..7e5108c22 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTUtils.java
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ public class BTUtils {
                                + " skipping %d bytes", cmdOrd, oneLen );
                         if ( oneLen <= dis.available() ) {
                             dis.readFully( new byte[oneLen] );
-                            Assert.failDbg();
                         }
                     }