@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "unistd_wrapper.h"
 
-#include <assert.h>
-
 #ifdef OF_APPLE_RUNTIME
 # include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETRANDOM
@@ -1168,11 +1166,11 @@
 	return self;
 }
 
 - (unsigned int)retainCount
 {
-	assert(PRE_IVARS->retainCount >= 0);
+	OFAssert(PRE_IVARS->retainCount >= 0);
 	return PRE_IVARS->retainCount;
 }
 
 - (void)release
 {