diff --git a/uuencode.c b/uuencode.c
index 5ef93bf..af41473 100644
--- a/uuencode.c
+++ b/uuencode.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "util.h"