diff --git a/src/decoder/stream.rs b/src/decoder/stream.rs
index 6330969c..9e972a91 100644
--- a/src/decoder/stream.rs
+++ b/src/decoder/stream.rs
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ impl<R: Read> Read for LZWReader<R> {
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(weezl::LzwStatus::NoProgress) => {
-                    assert_eq!(result.consumed_in, 0);
-                    assert_eq!(result.consumed_out, 0);
-                    assert!(self.reader.buffer().is_empty());
                     return Err(io::Error::new(
                         io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
                         "no lzw end code found",
diff --git a/tests/fuzz_images/oor_panic/sample-get-lzw-stuck.tiff b/tests/fuzz_images/oor_panic/sample-get-lzw-stuck.tiff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d62df78e
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