diff --git a/src/kernel/panic.h b/src/kernel/panic.h
index 473415b..fbd1626 100644
--- a/src/kernel/panic.h
+++ b/src/kernel/panic.h
@@ -22,12 +22,8 @@
 
 #define panic(message) panic_core(__FILE__, __func__, __LINE__, message);
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
-#define assert(condition) ((void)0)
-#else
 #define assert(condition) \
   { \
     if (!(condition)) \
       panic("assertion failed: " #condition) \
   }
-#endif