diff --git a/src/network/udp.c b/src/network/udp.c
index a9a712fb99b14e1a2309d0ca421f0c0207877016..e59c8ee37aae48941a49fda6e46249b998e7553b 100644
--- a/src/network/udp.c
+++ b/src/network/udp.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
 #    include <sys/time.h>