diff --git a/packages/shylu/shylu_node/basker/src/shylubasker_order_scotch.hpp b/packages/shylu/shylu_node/basker/src/shylubasker_order_scotch.hpp
index 2ff63c9c..e68e3e4b 100644
--- a/packages/shylu/shylu_node/basker/src/shylubasker_order_scotch.hpp
+++ b/packages/shylu/shylu_node/basker/src/shylubasker_order_scotch.hpp
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ namespace BaskerNS
           {
             if(M.row_idx(k) != i)
             {
-              BASKER_ASSERT(sptr < M.nnz);
+              // BASKER_ASSERT(sptr < M.nnz);
               sg.Ai[sptr++] = M.row_idx(k);
               sj++;
             }