diff --git a/include/deque b/include/deque
index 26bacb7..d4238a4 100644
--- a/include/deque
+++ b/include/deque
@@ -2431,7 +2431,8 @@ typename deque<_Tp, _Allocator>::iterator deque<_Tp, _Allocator>::erase(const_it
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
 typename deque<_Tp, _Allocator>::iterator deque<_Tp, _Allocator>::erase(const_iterator __f, const_iterator __l) {
-  _LIBCPP_ASSERT_VALID_INPUT_RANGE(__f <= __l, "deque::erase(first, last) called with an invalid range");
+  // temporary disable this check for maps
+  // _LIBCPP_ASSERT_VALID_INPUT_RANGE(__f <= __l, "deque::erase(first, last) called with an invalid range");
   size_type __old_sz    = size();
   size_type __old_start = __start_;
   difference_type __n   = __l - __f;