diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewModel.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewModel.m
index 2327d4a6a..308039342 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewModel.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewModel.m
@@ -1349,7 +1349,6 @@ static const int kYapDatabaseRangeMinLength = 0;
 - (void)typingIndicatorStateDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
     OWSAssertIsOnMainThread();
-    OWSAssertDebug([notification.object isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]);
     OWSAssertDebug(self.thread);
 
     if (notification.object && ![notification.object isEqual:self.thread.uniqueId]) {
diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeView/HomeViewCell.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeView/HomeViewCell.m
index 63e838c81..64ff742b9 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeView/HomeViewCell.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/HomeView/HomeViewCell.m
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (void)typingIndicatorStateDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
     OWSAssertIsOnMainThread();
-    OWSAssertDebug([notification.object isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]);
     OWSAssertDebug(self.thread);
 
     if (notification.object && ![notification.object isEqual:self.thread.threadRecord.uniqueId]) {