diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 496df38..318f542 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ pub trait DocAllocator<'a, A> {
     #[inline]
     fn text<T: Into<Cow<'a, str>>>(&'a self, data: T) -> DocBuilder<'a, Self, A> {
         let text = data.into();
-        debug_assert!(!text.contains(|c: char| c == '\n' || c == '\r'));
         DocBuilder(self, Text(text))
     }
 
@@ -418,7 +417,6 @@ impl<'a, A, B> Doc<'a, A, B> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn text<T: Into<Cow<'a, str>>>(data: T) -> Doc<'a, A, B> {
         let text = data.into();
-        debug_assert!(!text.contains(|c: char| c == '\n' || c == '\r'));
         Text(text)
     }
 
@@ -518,6 +516,19 @@ mod tests {
         test!(doc, "test test");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn newline_in_text() {
+        let doc = Doc::<_>::group(
+            Doc::text("test").append(
+                Doc::space()
+                    .append(Doc::text("\"test\n     test\""))
+                    .nest(4),
+            ),
+        );
+
+        test!(5, doc, "test\n    \"test\n     test\"");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn forced_newline() {
         let doc = Doc::<_>::group(