diff --git a/libavutil/softfloat.c b/libavutil/softfloat.c
index efa0420b4f..bf9cfda33a 100644
--- a/libavutil/softfloat.c
+++ b/libavutil/softfloat.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include "softfloat.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "log.h"