diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/BaseVolume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/BaseVolume.h
index 5d56ac03..a7013746 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/BaseVolume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/BaseVolume.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Region.h"
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Vector.h"
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace PolyVox
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
index 4d60ad53..f44d8875 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 
 #include "Impl/TypeDef.h"
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <limits>
 
 #undef min
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Impl/Utility.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Impl/Utility.h
index 77dac7a4..b46df744 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Impl/Utility.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Impl/Utility.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Impl/TypeDef.h"
 
-#include <cassert>
-
 namespace PolyVox
 {
 	POLYVOX_API uint8_t logBase2(uint32_t uInput);
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Interpolation.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Interpolation.h
index b0574dd8..4b6f2539 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Interpolation.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Interpolation.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 #ifndef __PolyVox_Interpolation_H__
 #define __PolyVox_Interpolation_H__
 
-#include <cassert>
-
 namespace PolyVox
 {
 	template <typename Type>
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/LargeVolume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/LargeVolume.h
index e21f6f16..7347a91f 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/LargeVolume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/LargeVolume.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Vector.h"
 
 #include <limits>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstdlib> //For abort()
 #include <cstring> //For memcpy
 #include <list>
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h
index be056afd..b8b80b2e 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 
 #include "PolyVoxCore/DefaultIsQuadNeeded.h" //we'll specialise this function for this voxel type
 
-#include <cassert>
-
 namespace PolyVox
 {
 	///This class represents a voxel storing only a material.
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/RawVolume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/RawVolume.h
index f0ef1c6e..07ae1b37 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/RawVolume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/RawVolume.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Region.h"
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Vector.h"
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstdlib> //For abort()
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SimpleVolume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SimpleVolume.h
index 95326ee7..896d5480 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SimpleVolume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SimpleVolume.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Region.h"
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Vector.h"
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstdlib> //For abort()
 #include <cstring> //For memcpy
 #include <limits>
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SurfaceMesh.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SurfaceMesh.inl
index 1f48a9e2..0ce70aea 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SurfaceMesh.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/SurfaceMesh.inl
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
     distribution. 	
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-#include <cassert>
-
 namespace PolyVox
 {
 	template <typename VertexType>
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/source/Region.cpp b/library/PolyVoxCore/source/Region.cpp
index 6d896d7a..cfd54869 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/source/Region.cpp
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/source/Region.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 
 #include "PolyVoxCore/Region.h"
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace PolyVox