diff --git a/src_FIX/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FIX.c b/src_FIX/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FIX.c
index 46adc819f18342ccb949a49ac91ff1b2ff69f05d..43e4f0a075c84e18dd1ba7a658aa70c701e59545 100644
--- a/src_FIX/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FIX.c
+++ b/src_FIX/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FIX.c
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ TOC(ENCODE_PULSES)
             flags  = SKP_LSHIFT( flags, 1 );
         }
         flags |= psEnc->sCmn.LBRR_flag;
-        ret = ec_enc_patch_initial_bits( psRangeEnc, flags, psEnc->sCmn.nFramesPerPacket + 1 );
-        SKP_assert( ret == 0 );
+        ec_enc_patch_initial_bits( psRangeEnc, flags, psEnc->sCmn.nFramesPerPacket + 1 );
 
         /* Payload size */
         nBits = ec_tell( psRangeEnc );
diff --git a/src_FLP/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FLP.c b/src_FLP/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FLP.c
index b87def7ad01bdf8e874e3f314147bbd4ddd48a5b..eb3eac96be1631fce4b0e07e516cddbdb2607773 100644
--- a/src_FLP/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FLP.c
+++ b/src_FLP/SKP_Silk_encode_frame_FLP.c
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ TOC(ENCODE_PULSES)
             flags  = SKP_LSHIFT( flags, 1 );
         }
         flags |= psEnc->sCmn.LBRR_flag;
-        ret = ec_enc_patch_initial_bits( psRangeEnc, flags, psEnc->sCmn.nFramesPerPacket + 1 );
-        SKP_assert( ret == 0 );
+        ec_enc_patch_initial_bits( psRangeEnc, flags, psEnc->sCmn.nFramesPerPacket + 1 );
 
         /* Payload size */
         nBits = ec_tell( psRangeEnc );