Index: lsm-test/lsmtest9.c
==================================================================
--- lsm-test/lsmtest9.c
+++ lsm-test/lsmtest9.c
@@ -62,18 +62,20 @@
     testDeleteDatasourceRange(pControl, pData, iData, nRecOn3*2, &rc);
     testDeleteDatasourceRange(pDb,      pData, iData, nRecOn3*2, &rc);
 
     if( db ){
       int nDone;
-      fprintf(stderr, "lsm_work() start...\n");
-      fflush(stderr);
+#if 0
+      fprintf(stderr, "lsm_work() start...\n"); fflush(stderr);
+#endif
       do {
         nDone = 0;
         rc = lsm_work(db, 1, (1<<30), &nDone);
       }while( rc==0 && nDone>0 );
-      fprintf(stderr, "lsm_work() done...\n");
-      fflush(stderr);
+#if 0 
+      fprintf(stderr, "lsm_work() done...\n"); fflush(stderr);
+#endif
     }
 
 if( i+1<p->nRepeat ){
     iData += (nRecOn3*2);
     testWriteDatasourceRange(pControl, pData, iData+nRecOn3, nRecOn3*2, &rc);

Index: src/lsm_sorted.c
==================================================================
--- src/lsm_sorted.c
+++ src/lsm_sorted.c
@@ -1918,11 +1918,10 @@
 
     rc = seekInSegment(
         pCsr, &aPtr[0], iTopic, pKey, nKey, iPtr, eSeek, &iOut, &bStop
     );
     if( rc==LSM_OK && nRhs>0 && eSeek==LSM_SEEK_GE && aPtr[0].pPg==0 ){
-      assert( aPtr[0].pKey==0 );
       res = 0;
     }
   }
   
   if( res>=0 ){