diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/impl/query/consensus/consensus_populate.ipp b/include/bitcoin/database/impl/query/consensus/consensus_populate.ipp
index d2c6f83f..b4220bd6 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/impl/query/consensus/consensus_populate.ipp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/impl/query/consensus/consensus_populate.ipp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ bool CLASS::populate_with_metadata(const input& input,
 
     // If read via the store for store confirmation, then...
     // input.metadata.point_link is set earlier in get_input().
+    // So this assertion no longer holds.
     ////BC_ASSERT(input.metadata.point_link == max_uint32);
 
     if (input.prevout)
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/prevout.hpp b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/prevout.hpp
index 6c215f37..86f583b0 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/prevout.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/prevout.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ struct prevout
     static constexpr tx::integer merge(
         const system::chain::prevout& metadata) NOEXCEPT
     {
-        //BC_ASSERT((metadata.parent_tx == max_uint32) ==
-        //    (metadata.point_link == max_uint32));
+        // input.metadata.point_link is always set in get_input(), so this
+        // assertion no longer holds.
+        ////BC_ASSERT((metadata.parent_tx == max_uint32) ==
+        ////    (metadata.point_link == max_uint32));
 
         // parent_tx metadata default (max) implies block-internal spend.
         return metadata.parent_tx == max_uint32 ? tx::terminal :