diff --git a/malloc/malloc.c b/malloc/malloc.c
index fd8b52bfac..5829f3fa9b 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.c
+++ b/malloc/malloc.c
@@ -4034,8 +4034,6 @@ _int_malloc (mstate av, size_t bytes)
             }
 
           /* remove from unsorted list */
-          if (__glibc_unlikely (bck->fd != victim))
-            malloc_printerr ("malloc(): corrupted unsorted chunks 3");
           unsorted_chunks (av)->bk = bck;
           bck->fd = unsorted_chunks (av);