diff --git a/src/buffer.inl.hh b/src/buffer.inl.hh
index 8397be33..25ccb674 100644
--- a/src/buffer.inl.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.inl.hh
@@ -118,14 +118,12 @@ inline BufferIterator::BufferIterator(const Buffer& buffer, ByteCoord coord)
 
 inline bool BufferIterator::operator==(const BufferIterator& iterator) const
 {
-    kak_assert(m_buffer == iterator.m_buffer);
-    return m_coord == iterator.m_coord;
+    return m_buffer == iterator.m_buffer and m_coord == iterator.m_coord;
 }
 
 inline bool BufferIterator::operator!=(const BufferIterator& iterator) const
 {
-    kak_assert(m_buffer == iterator.m_buffer);
-    return m_coord != iterator.m_coord;
+    return m_buffer != iterator.m_buffer or m_coord != iterator.m_coord;
 }
 
 inline bool BufferIterator::operator<(const BufferIterator& iterator) const