diff --git a/src/ca/caConnTest.cpp b/src/ca/caConnTest.cpp
index 00037ec43..21077398a 100644
--- a/src/ca/caConnTest.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caConnTest.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ void caConnTest ( const char *pNameIn, unsigned channelCountIn, double delayIn )
     channelCount = channelCountIn;
 
     pChans = new chid [channelCount];
-    assert ( pChans );
 	
 	while ( 1 ) {
         connCount = 0u;
diff --git a/src/ca/caEventRate.cpp b/src/ca/caEventRate.cpp
index 01326e25c..8beb16333 100644
--- a/src/ca/caEventRate.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caEventRate.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ void caEventRate ( const char *pName, unsigned count )
     unsigned eventCount = 0u;
 
     chid * pChidTable = new chid [ count ];
-    assert ( pChidTable );
 
     {
         printf ( "Connecting to CA Channel \"%s\" %u times.",