diff --git a/beecrypt/include/beecrypt/api.h b/beecrypt/include/beecrypt/api.h

index 151567c..b163460 100644

--- a/beecrypt/include/beecrypt/api.h

+++ b/beecrypt/include/beecrypt/api.h

@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@

 # define BEECRYPTCXXAPI

 #endif

-#if HAVE_ASSERT_H

-# include <assert.h>

-#else

-# define assert(x)

-#endif

+#include <assert.h>

 #ifndef ROTL32

 # define ROTL32(x, s) (((x) << (s)) | ((x) >> (32 - (s))))