diff --git a/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c b/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c
index 97bb7517b5..5103c71586 100644
--- a/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c
+++ b/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Pre-processor Definitions
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/* If assert() is called from kernel, must not call user API abort */
-
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#  define abort PANIC
-#endif
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/