diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index d6a6a9107c..b44e1229f4 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #define INTERNAL_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #ifndef attribute_used
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ > 3 || __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 0)