diff --git a/libavcodec/libschroedingerdec.c b/libavcodec/libschroedingerdec.c
index bf6daf60ac..5aa9c95062 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libschroedingerdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libschroedingerdec.c
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "libschroedinger.h"
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-#include <assert.h>
-
-
 #include <schroedinger/schro.h>
 #include <schroedinger/schrodebug.h>
 #include <schroedinger/schrovideoformat.h>