diff --git a/db/db_impl/spdb_db_gs_del_list.cc b/db/db_impl/spdb_db_gs_del_list.cc
index 08419bb53..da4a63fd5 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/spdb_db_gs_del_list.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/spdb_db_gs_del_list.cc
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ void GlobalDelList::InsertBefore(Iterator& pos, const DelElement& del_elem) {
 void GlobalDelList::InsertBeforeAndSetIterOnInserted(
     Iterator& pos, const DelElement& del_elem) {
   pos.del_list_iter_ = del_list_.insert(pos.del_list_iter_, del_elem);
-  auto valid = true;
-  if (!Valid()) {
-    // printf("INVALID: del_elem=|%s|, upper_bound=|%s|\n",
-    //        del_elem.ToString().c_str(), upper_bound_.ToString().c_str());
-    valid = Valid();
-  }
-  assert(valid);
   assert(Valid());
 }
 
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index a14550bf7..20d890a90 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 #include "util/string_util.h"
 #include "utilities/merge_operators.h"
 
-#define RUN_DEL_LIST_TESTS 0
-#define RUN_GS_TESTS 0
+#define RUN_DEL_LIST_TESTS 1
+#define RUN_GS_TESTS 1
 #define RUN_GS_STRESS 1
 
 extern bool gs_debug_prints;