diff --git a/src/backend/tty.rs b/src/backend/tty.rs
index 763a5bc17..dc08bbe56 100644
--- a/src/backend/tty.rs
+++ b/src/backend/tty.rs
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ impl Tty {
             BACKGROUND_COLOR,
         ) {
             Ok(res) => {
-                assert!(!res.needs_sync());
-
                 if self
                     .config
                     .borrow()