diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index 4897ab5640..b273719c5e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -665,24 +665,14 @@ Playlist::clear_pending ()
 void
 Playlist::region_going_away (std::weak_ptr<Region> region)
 {
+	printf ("Playlist::region_going_away..\n");
 	if (_session.deletion_in_progress ()) {
 		return;
 	}
-	/* Before a region can be destroyed it must already
-	 * be removed from all playlists.
-	 */
-#ifndef NDEBUG
 	std::shared_ptr<Region> r = region.lock();
-	if (!r) {
-		return;
+	if (r) {
+		remove_region (r);
 	}
-	assert (find_region (r->id ()));
-	{
-		RegionReadLock rlock (this);
-		assert (all_regions.find (r) != all_regions.end());
-	}
-#endif
-	//remove_region (r);
 }
 
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