diff --git a/channeld/channel.c b/channeld/channel.c
index f8d1cec51..8cabb200a 100644
--- a/channeld/channel.c
+++ b/channeld/channel.c
@@ -1114,11 +1114,9 @@ static struct io_plan *handle_peer_revoke_and_ack(struct io_conn *conn,
 			    "Bad revoke_and_ack %s", tal_hex(msg, msg));
 	}
 
-	if (!channel_awaiting_revoke_and_ack(peer->channel))
-		peer_failed(io_conn_fd(peer->peer_conn),
-			    &peer->pcs.cs,
-			    &peer->channel_id,
-			    "Unexpected revoke_and_ack");
+	/* FIXME: We can get unexpected revoke_and_ack due to retransmit; we
+	 * should really detect this case and set
+	 * channel_awaiting_revoke_and_ack; normally it will be true here. */
 
 	/* BOLT #2:
 	 *
diff --git a/channeld/full_channel.c b/channeld/full_channel.c
index 6c405b9ad..b7fefa82c 100644
--- a/channeld/full_channel.c
+++ b/channeld/full_channel.c
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ bool channel_rcvd_revoke_and_ack(struct channel *channel,
 	if (change & HTLC_LOCAL_F_PENDING)
 		channel->changes_pending[LOCAL] = true;
 
-	assert(channel->awaiting_revoke_and_ack);
 	channel->awaiting_revoke_and_ack = false;
 
 	/* For funder, ack also means time to apply new feerate locally. */