diff --git a/include/internal/catch_stringref.h b/include/internal/catch_stringref.h
index 70f68476..64f595b3 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_stringref.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_stringref.h
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
 
         auto operator = ( StringRef const &other ) noexcept -> StringRef& {
-//            if( this != &other ) {
-                delete[] m_data;
-                m_data = nullptr;
-                m_start = other.m_start;
-                m_size = other.m_size;
-  //          }
+            delete[] m_data;
+            m_data = nullptr;
+            m_start = other.m_start;
+            m_size = other.m_size;
             return *this;
         }