diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2121,21 +2121,6 @@
             LOCK(cs_LastBlockFile);
             if (fPruneMode && (fCheckForPruning || nManualPruneHeight > 0) &&
                 !fReindex) {
-                // Previously, we called the global function ::ChainActive() in
-                // FindFilesToPrune{,Manual} to get the tip height and to
-                // determine whether or not a tip even exists. Now, we are
-                // simply passing in m_chain.Height() (which returns -1 if the
-                // tip doesn't exist). To make sure we're not changing
-                // behaviour, let's check that
-                // ::ChainActive() is the same object as m_chain (not just
-                // identical).
-                //
-                // This comment and the following assert will be removed in a
-                // subsequent commit, as they're just meant to demonstrate
-                // correctness (you can run tests against it and see that
-                // nothing exit unexpectedly).
-                assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) ==
-                       std::addressof(m_chain));
                 if (nManualPruneHeight > 0) {
                     LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY(
                         "find files to prune (manual)", BCLog::BENCH);
@@ -2144,34 +2129,6 @@
                 } else {
                     LOG_TIME_MILLIS_WITH_CATEGORY("find files to prune",
                                                   BCLog::BENCH);
-                    // Previously, we called the global function
-                    // ::ChainstateActive() in FindFilesToPrune{,Manual} to get
-                    // the IBD status. Now, we are simply passing in
-                    // IsInitialBlockDownload(). To make sure we're not changing
-                    // behaviour, let's check that ::ChainstateActive() is the
-                    // same object as *this (not just identical).
-                    //
-                    // This comment and the following assert will be removed in
-                    // a subsequent commit, as they're just meant to demonstrate
-                    // correctness (you can run tests against it and see that
-                    // nothing exit unexpectedly).
-                    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) ==
-                           std::addressof(*this));
-
-                    // Previously, we called PruneOneBlockFile on g_chainman's
-                    // m_blockman in FindFilesToPrune{,Manual}. Now, we are
-                    // instead calling PruneOneBlockFile on _our_ m_blockman. To
-                    // make sure we're not changing behaviour, let's check that
-                    // g_chainman.m_blockman is the same object as _our_
-                    // m_blockman (not just identical).
-                    //
-                    // This comment and the following assert will be removed in
-                    // a subsequent commit, as they're just meant to demonstrate
-                    // correctness (you can run tests against it and see that
-                    // nothing exit unexpectedly).
-                    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) ==
-                           std::addressof(m_blockman));
-
                     m_blockman.FindFilesToPrune(
                         setFilesToPrune, chainparams.PruneAfterHeight(),
                         m_chain.Height(), IsInitialBlockDownload());