diff --git a/libavcodec/wma.c b/libavcodec/wma.c
index fa5c887734..3bc6099389 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wma.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wma.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #include "wma_freqs.h"
 #include "wmadata.h"
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-#include <assert.h>
-
 /* XXX: use same run/length optimization as mpeg decoders */
 // FIXME maybe split decode / encode or pass flag
 static av_cold int init_coef_vlc(VLC *vlc, uint16_t **prun_table,
diff --git a/libavcodec/wmadec.c b/libavcodec/wmadec.c
index 79e7b0c8a9..d80bd2bb71 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wmadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wmadec.c
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "wma.h"
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-#include <assert.h>
-
 #define EXPVLCBITS 8
 #define EXPMAX     ((19 + EXPVLCBITS - 1) / EXPVLCBITS)