diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_command_sender.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_command_sender.cpp
index e25d63b276..bda633647d 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_command_sender.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_command_sender.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 
 #include "mavlink_command_sender.h"
 #include <px4_log.h>
-#include <cassert>
 
 #define CMD_DEBUG(FMT, ...) PX4_LOG_NAMED_COND("cmd sender", _debug_enabled, FMT, ##__VA_ARGS__)