diff --git a/aider/coders/udiff_coder.py b/aider/coders/udiff_coder.py
index 05583a08d..189aea3e5 100644
--- a/aider/coders/udiff_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/udiff_coder.py
@@ -334,11 +334,9 @@ def process_fenced_block(lines, start_line_num):
     block = lines[start_line_num:line_num]
     block.append("@@ @@")
 
-    if block[1].startswith("--- ") and block[2].startswith("+++ "):
+    if block[0].startswith("--- ") and block[1].startswith("+++ "):
         # Extract the file path, considering that it might contain spaces
         fname = block[1][4:].strip()
-        # Ensure that the file path is the same for both the original and new file
-        assert fname == block[2][4:].strip(), "File paths in diff headers do not match"
         block = block[2:]
     else:
         fname = None