diff --git a/exec/apidef.c b/exec/apidef.c
index f364561a..5746b484 100644
--- a/exec/apidef.c
+++ b/exec/apidef.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <corosync/corotypes.h>
 #include <corosync/coroipc_types.h>
diff --git a/exec/mainconfig.c b/exec/mainconfig.c
index 79e01cdb..82795c84 100644
--- a/exec/mainconfig.c
+++ b/exec/mainconfig.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
diff --git a/exec/service.c b/exec/service.c
index ae3a2aa0..5fec0023 100644
--- a/exec/service.c
+++ b/exec/service.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <corosync/lcr/lcr_ifact.h>
 #include <corosync/swab.h>
diff --git a/exec/timer.c b/exec/timer.c
index ce5dc077..649f7e3f 100644
--- a/exec/timer.c
+++ b/exec/timer.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/exec/totemconfig.c b/exec/totemconfig.c
index 4bf016ef..725f7414 100644
--- a/exec/totemconfig.c
+++ b/exec/totemconfig.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/exec/totemmrp.c b/exec/totemmrp.c
index 696c33d4..8d9d41ff 100644
--- a/exec/totemmrp.c
+++ b/exec/totemmrp.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
diff --git a/exec/vsf_quorum.c b/exec/vsf_quorum.c
index ba386fa0..10982495 100644
--- a/exec/vsf_quorum.c
+++ b/exec/vsf_quorum.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/services/testquorum.c b/services/testquorum.c
index c5e77bb6..199a4325 100644
--- a/services/testquorum.c
+++ b/services/testquorum.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/test/cpgbench.c b/test/cpgbench.c
index f3e2054e..efa6a6ec 100644
--- a/test/cpgbench.c
+++ b/test/cpgbench.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/test/cpgbenchzc.c b/test/cpgbenchzc.c
index f3c36ddc..b77d296b 100644
--- a/test/cpgbenchzc.c
+++ b/test/cpgbenchzc.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/tools/corosync-fplay.c b/tools/corosync-fplay.c
index 497ff4fc..a8f39f05 100644
--- a/tools/corosync-fplay.c
+++ b/tools/corosync-fplay.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <errno.h>