Index: src/lsm_sorted.c
==================================================================
--- src/lsm_sorted.c
+++ src/lsm_sorted.c
@@ -3333,11 +3333,10 @@
   }
 
   /* Advance the cursor to the next input record (assuming one exists). */
   assert( lsmMCursorValid(pMW->pCsr) );
   if( rc==LSM_OK ) rc = lsmMCursorNext(pMW->pCsr);
-  assert( pMW->pPage==0 );
 
   /* If the cursor is at EOF, the merge is finished. Release all page
   ** references currently held by the merge worker and inform the 
   ** FileSystem object that no further pages will be appended to either 
   ** the main or separators array.