diff --git a/libavcodec/asv1.c b/libavcodec/asv1.c
index 571af56a69..5c36459f18 100644
--- a/libavcodec/asv1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/asv1.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #include "dsputil.h"
 #include "mpeg12data.h"
 
-//#undef NDEBUG
-//#include <assert.h>
-
 #define VLC_BITS 6
 #define ASV2_LEVEL_VLC_BITS 10
 
@@ -294,7 +291,7 @@ static inline void asv2_encode_block(ASV1Context *a, DCTELEM block[64]){
         if( (block[index + 1] = (block[index + 1]*a->q_intra_matrix[index + 1] + (1<<15))>>16) ) ccp |= 2;
         if( (block[index + 9] = (block[index + 9]*a->q_intra_matrix[index + 9] + (1<<15))>>16) ) ccp |= 1;
 
-        assert(i || ccp<8);
+        av_assert2(i || ccp<8);
         if(i) put_bits(&a->pb, ac_ccp_tab[ccp][1], ac_ccp_tab[ccp][0]);
         else  put_bits(&a->pb, dc_ccp_tab[ccp][1], dc_ccp_tab[ccp][0]);