diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index 690eba0..ba6191a 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ func isNormalChar(c rune) bool {
 	return !slices.Contains(specialChars, c)
 }
 
-func assert(cond bool) {
-	if cond != true {
-		panic("Assertion Failed")
-	}
-}
-
 // Ensure that the given elements are only appended to the given slice if they
 // don't already exist. Returns the new slice, and the number of unique items appended.
 func unique_append[T comparable](slc []T, items ...T) ([]T, int) {