diff --git a/src/bt_peer_connection.cpp b/src/bt_peer_connection.cpp
index 67bb182dd..2db6d2d29 100644
--- a/src/bt_peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/bt_peer_connection.cpp
@@ -3010,8 +3010,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(!m_rc4_encrypted || m_RC4_handler.get());
 #endif
-		if (is_seed() && m_initialized) TORRENT_ASSERT(upload_only());
-
 		if (!in_handshake())
 		{
 			TORRENT_ASSERT(m_sent_handshake);
diff --git a/src/policy.cpp b/src/policy.cpp
index 5fea8160b..a5a4551c2 100644
--- a/src/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy.cpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	{
 		INVARIANT_CHECK;
 
+		// no peer should be interesting if we're finished
+		TORRENT_ASSERT(!m_torrent->is_finished());
+
 		if (c.in_handshake()) return;
 		c.send_interested();
 		if (c.has_peer_choked()