diff --git a/table/merger.cc b/table/merger.cc
index 22886f1d6..f380e0137 100644
--- a/table/merger.cc
+++ b/table/merger.cc
@@ -186,9 +186,12 @@ class MergingIterator : public Iterator {
         }
       }
       direction_ = kReverse;
-      // The loop retreated all non-current children to be < key() so current_
-      // should still be strictly the largest key.
-      assert(current_ == CurrentReverse());
+      // Note that we don't do assert(current_ == CurrentReverse()) here
+      // because it is possible to have some keys larger than the seek-key
+      // inserted between Seek() and SeekToLast(), which makes current_ not
+      // equal to CurrentReverse().
+      //
+      // assert(current_ == CurrentReverse());
     }
 
     current_->Prev();