diff --git a/src/test/scheduler_tests.cpp b/src/test/scheduler_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/scheduler_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/scheduler_tests.cpp
@@ -202,11 +202,9 @@
     // then the callbacks should run in exactly the order in which they were
     // enqueued
     for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
-        queue1.AddToProcessQueue(
-            [i, &counter1]() { BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, counter1++); });
+        queue1.AddToProcessQueue([i, &counter1]() { assert(i == counter1++); });
 
-        queue2.AddToProcessQueue(
-            [i, &counter2]() { BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, counter2++); });
+        queue2.AddToProcessQueue([i, &counter2]() { assert(i == counter2++); });
     }
 
     // finish up