diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcl/default.nix
index bcca6cb9d3b7..304d9d3159f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcl/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
   libXmu,
 }:
 
-assert stdenv ? cc;
-assert stdenv.cc.isGNU;
-assert stdenv.cc ? libc;
-assert stdenv.cc.libc != null;
-
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gcl";
   version = "2.6.14";