diff --git a/src/SDL.c b/src/SDL.c
index 567cc0785..f73bdb59b 100644
--- a/src/SDL.c
+++ b/src/SDL.c
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ SDL_InitSubSystem(Uint32 flags)
 int
 SDL_Init(Uint32 flags)
 {
-    if (SDL_AssertionsInit() < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     /* Clear the error message */
     SDL_ClearError();
 
diff --git a/src/SDL_assert.c b/src/SDL_assert.c
index f1eb25597..a4cf6434f 100644
--- a/src/SDL_assert.c
+++ b/src/SDL_assert.c
@@ -325,12 +325,6 @@ SDL_ReportAssertion(SDL_assert_data *data, const char *func, const char *file,
 }
 
 
-int SDL_AssertionsInit(void)
-{
-    /* this is a no-op at the moment. */
-    return 0;
-}
-
 void SDL_AssertionsQuit(void)
 {
     SDL_GenerateAssertionReport();
diff --git a/src/SDL_assert_c.h b/src/SDL_assert_c.h
index 12b1aa5e9..29802c04e 100644
--- a/src/SDL_assert_c.h
+++ b/src/SDL_assert_c.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
 
-extern int SDL_AssertionsInit(void);
 extern void SDL_AssertionsQuit(void);
 
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */