diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 28bb98668..4596fa6aa 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -2533,7 +2533,6 @@ struct task *process_stream(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state)
 
 		t->expire = tick_first(t->expire, s->conn_exp);
 
-		BUG_ON(tick_is_expired(t->expire, now_ms));
 
 		s->pending_events &= ~(TASK_WOKEN_TIMER | TASK_WOKEN_RES);
 		stream_release_buffers(s);