diff --git a/fish/copy.c b/fish/copy.c
index 5a451a5ba..a7274f35a 100644
--- a/fish/copy.c
+++ b/fish/copy.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
diff --git a/fish/fish.c b/fish/fish.c
index cf547c4e0..04ee5b03a 100644
--- a/fish/fish.c
+++ b/fish/fish.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <locale.h>