diff --git a/src/syndicate/skeletons.nim b/src/syndicate/skeletons.nim
index 09fe5c4..2108a0f 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/skeletons.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate/skeletons.nim
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ proc modify(node: Node; turn: var Turn; outerValue: Value; event: EventKind;
 
   proc walk(node: Node; turn: var Turn; termStack: TermStack) =
     walk(node.continuation, turn)
-    assert not node.isEmpty
     for selector, table in node.edges:
       let
         nextStack = pop(termStack, selector.popCount)