diff --git a/src/event-loop.c b/src/event-loop.c
index 130c7beb..ea27b695 100644
--- a/src/event-loop.c
+++ b/src/event-loop.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <sys/signalfd.h>
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include "wayland-private.h"
 #include "wayland-server.h"
 #include "wayland-os.h"