diff --git a/devicemodel/core/gc.c b/devicemodel/core/gc.c
index 792b48f3a..e3eea16f2 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/gc.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/gc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "gc.h"