diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 1fd68371d13a7b5698e31a1fcd5af5e2a3587aba..5d6a3fdd235345c61801b8e170f5640630a1a029 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -960,9 +960,8 @@ impl Workspace {
                     let timestamp = entry.timestamp;
                     match history.entry(project_path) {
                         hash_map::Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
-                            let (old_fs_path, old_timestamp) = entry.get();
+                            let (_, old_timestamp) = entry.get();
                             if &timestamp > old_timestamp {
-                                assert_eq!(&fs_path, old_fs_path, "Inconsistent nav history");
                                 entry.insert((fs_path, timestamp));
                             }
                         }