diff --git a/Python/frame.c b/Python/frame.c
index 9a865e57d97cc6..6eb32bcce0b799 100644
--- a/Python/frame.c
+++ b/Python/frame.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ _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;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ 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;