diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7952ceb7..02d76381 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ CVS code -
 	  do_gotolinecolumn(), do_delete(), and find_paragraph(). (DLR)
 - nano.h:
 	- Readd MIN_EDITOR_COLS #define. (DLR)
+- rcfile.c:
+  do_rcfile()
+	- Remove unneeded assert. (DLR)
 - winio.c:
   nanoget_repaint()
 	- Rename parameter inputbuf to buf, for consistency. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index d5140c60..0852eec6 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -733,14 +733,13 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream)
     return;
 }
 
-/* The main rc file function, tries to open the rc file */
+/* The main rcfile function.  It tries to open the system-wide rcfile,
+ * followed by the local rcfile. */
 void do_rcfile(void)
 {
     FILE *rcstream;
 
 #ifdef SYSCONFDIR
-    assert(sizeof(SYSCONFDIR) == strlen(SYSCONFDIR) + 1);
-
     nanorc = mallocstrcpy(nanorc, SYSCONFDIR "/nanorc");
     /* Try to open the system-wide nanorc. */
     rcstream = fopen(nanorc, "r");