diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/logging.h b/drivers/staging/hv/logging.h
index 9e55617bd670..ad4cfcfb7b11 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/logging.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/logging.h
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@
 
 extern unsigned int vmbus_loglevel;
 
-#define ASSERT(expr)	\
-	if (!(expr)) {	\
-		printk(KERN_CRIT "Assertion failed! %s,%s,%s,line=%d\n", \
-		       #expr, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);	\
-		__asm__ __volatile__("int3");	\
-	}
-
 #define DPRINT(mod, lvl, fmt, args...) do {\
 	if ((mod & (HIWORD(vmbus_loglevel))) &&	\
 	    (lvl <= LOWORD(vmbus_loglevel)))	\