2 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 722b53a67d..83b8e4897f 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.21.1"
+__version__ = "1.21.2"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when
diff --git a/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py b/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py
index ad017207aa..eccd2d5b7b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py
@@ -612,14 +612,7 @@ class _MultiWriterCtxManager:
             db_autocommit=True,
         )
 
-        # Assert the fetched ID is actually greater than any ID we've already
-        # seen. If not, then the sequence and table have got out of sync
-        # somehow.
         with self.id_gen._lock:
-            assert max(self.id_gen._current_positions.values(), default=0) < min(
-                self.stream_ids
-            )
-
             self.id_gen._unfinished_ids.update(self.stream_ids)
 
         if self.multiple_ids is None: