diff --git a/scripts/linter.py b/scripts/linter.py
index bbc7b2835cf4201fa49b400ec895dd61e62e95b3..67db588b31697a4de8e800c4fd16b12e0c8ef3f7 100755
--- a/scripts/linter.py
+++ b/scripts/linter.py
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ def check_find(directory):
     sum = find_in_code(directory, r'^using namespace', '.h')
     sum += find_in_code(directory,
                         r'[^a-zA-Z0-9]printf\(', pathFilter='shared')
-    sum += find_in_code(directory, r'( |^)assert\(')
     sum += find_in_code(directory, '^ *throw ', pathFilter='catch')
 
     if sum > 0: