diff --git a/src/bstack.c b/src/bstack.c
index 4955550..7fa090d 100644
--- a/src/bstack.c
+++ b/src/bstack.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ developers.
 */
 
 #include "bstack.h"
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ struct bstack_t
 void
 bstack_new(bstack_t **out, size_t count, size_t size, recycle_fun recycle)
 {
-    assert(*out==NULL);
     bstack_t *q = (bstack_t*) calloc(1, sizeof(bstack_t));
     q->c = count;
     q->cc = 0;
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ bstack_new(bstack_t **out, size_t count, size_t size, recycle_fun recycle)
 void
 bstack_free(bstack_t *q)
 {
-    assert(q);
     if (q->rf)
     {
         char *ps = q->b;
@@ -84,7 +81,6 @@ bstack_free(bstack_t *q)
 void *
 bstack_push(bstack_t *q, void *item)
 {
-    assert(q);
     size_t idx = q->n++ % q->c;
     void *pb = q->b + (idx * q->z);
     if (q->rf && q->cc == q->c)
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ bstack_push(bstack_t *q, void *item)
 void
 bstack_drop(bstack_t *q)
 {
-    assert(q);
     if (!q->cc)
         return;
     q->n--;
@@ -116,7 +111,6 @@ bstack_drop(bstack_t *q)
 void *
 bstack_top(bstack_t *q)
 {
-    assert(q);
     if (!q->cc)
         return NULL;
     size_t idx = (q->n - (q->cc + 1)) % q->c;
@@ -128,14 +122,12 @@ bstack_top(bstack_t *q)
 
 size_t bstack_count(bstack_t *q)
 {
-    assert(q);
     return q->cc;
 }
 
 void *
 bstack_next(bstack_t *q)
 {
-    assert(q);
     if (!q->ni)
         return NULL;
     q->ni--;
@@ -147,7 +139,6 @@ bstack_next(bstack_t *q)
 void
 bstack_reset(bstack_t *q)
 {
-    assert(q);
     q->ni = q->cc;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/growbag.c b/src/growbag.c
index 2007246..2a7d808 100644
--- a/src/growbag.c
+++ b/src/growbag.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ developers.
 */
 
 #include "growbag.h"
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ void
 gbag_new(gbag_t **out, size_t count, size_t size,
         gbag_recycle recycle, gbag_moved moved)
 {
-    assert(*out==NULL && count && size);
     gbag_t *gb = (gbag_t*) calloc(1, sizeof(gbag_t));
     gb->z = size;
     gb->max = count;
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ gbag_new(gbag_t **out, size_t count, size_t size,
 void
 gbag_free(gbag_t *gb)
 {
-    assert(gb && gb->max && gb->b);
     char *end = gb->b + (gb->max * gb->z);
     char *cur = gb->b;
     if (gb->rc)
@@ -94,7 +91,6 @@ gbag_free(gbag_t *gb)
 void *
 gbag_get(gbag_t *gb)
 {
-    assert(gb && gb->max && gb->b);
     char *end = gb->b + (gb->max * gb->z);
     char *from = gb->n;
     size_t nc, oc, ocz;
@@ -146,7 +142,6 @@ grow:
 void
 gbag_put(gbag_t *gb, void *item)
 {
-    assert(gb && item && gb->ref>0);
     if (gb->rc)
         gb->rc(item);
     memset(item, 0, gb->z);
@@ -169,14 +164,12 @@ gbag_used(gbag_t *gb)
 void *
 gbag_find(gbag_t *gb, const void *key, gbag_cmp cmp)
 {
-    assert(gb && gb->b && gb->max);
     return gbag_find_after(gb, key, cmp, NULL);
 }
 
 void *
 gbag_find_after(gbag_t *gb, const void *key, gbag_cmp cmp, void *from)
 {
-    assert(gb && gb->b && gb->max);
     char *s = gb->b;
     char *e = gb->b + (gb->max * gb->z);
     if (from)
@@ -188,7 +181,6 @@ gbag_find_after(gbag_t *gb, const void *key, gbag_cmp cmp, void *from)
 void *
 gbag_first(gbag_t *gb)
 {
-    assert(gb && gb->b && gb->max);
     char *s = gb->b;
     char *e = gb->b + (gb->max * gb->z);
     gb->ni = s;
@@ -205,7 +197,6 @@ gbag_first(gbag_t *gb)
 void *
 gbag_next(gbag_t *gb, void* from)
 {
-    assert(gb && gb->b && gb->max);
     if (from)
         gb->ni = ((char*)from) + gb->z;
     char *e = gb->b + (gb->max * gb->z);
diff --git a/src/pool.c b/src/pool.c
index c3eba16..9029026 100644
--- a/src/pool.c
+++ b/src/pool.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ developers.
 
 #include <lmdb.h>
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -1492,8 +1491,6 @@ response_to_block_template(json_object *result,
     {
         JSON_GET_OR_WARN(seed_hash, result, json_type_string);
         JSON_GET_OR_WARN(next_seed_hash, result, json_type_string);
-        assert(seed_hash != NULL);
-        assert(next_seed_hash != NULL);
         strncpy(block_template->seed_hash,
                 json_object_get_string(seed_hash), 64);
         strncpy(block_template->next_seed_hash,
@@ -1704,7 +1701,6 @@ rpc_on_block_headers_range(const char* data, rpc_callback_t *callback)
 
     JSON_GET_OR_WARN(headers, result, json_type_array);
     size_t headers_len = json_object_array_length(headers);
-    assert(headers_len == BLOCK_HEADERS_RANGE);
     for (size_t i=0; i<headers_len; i++)
     {
         json_object *header = json_object_array_get_idx(headers, i);
@@ -3024,8 +3020,6 @@ miner_on_block_template(json_object *message, client_t *client)
     {
         JSON_GET_OR_WARN(seed_hash, params, json_type_string);
         JSON_GET_OR_WARN(next_seed_hash, params, json_type_string);
-        assert(seed_hash != NULL);
-        assert(next_seed_hash != NULL);
         strncpy(job->miner_template->seed_hash,
                 json_object_get_string(seed_hash), 64);
         strncpy(job->miner_template->next_seed_hash,
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 60bf333..94003ae 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Parts of the project are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote
 developers.
 */
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ void
 hex_to_bin(const char *hex, const size_t hex_len,
         unsigned char *bin, const size_t bin_size)
 {
-    assert(hex_len % 2 == 0);
-    assert(bin_size >= hex_len >> 1);
     const char *ph = hex;
     unsigned char *end = bin + bin_size;
     while (*ph && bin < end)
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ void
 bin_to_hex(const unsigned char *bin, const size_t bin_size,
         char *hex, const size_t hex_size)
 {
-    assert(bin_size << 1 == hex_size);
     const char *hex_chars = "0123456789abcdef";
     char *ph = hex;
     const unsigned char *pb = bin;
diff --git a/src/xmr.cpp b/src/xmr.cpp
index 4f7f63f..a879092 100644
--- a/src/xmr.cpp
+++ b/src/xmr.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Parts of the project are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote
 developers.
 */
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>