diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 180f500..a1ddb31 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ if( COV_ANALYSIS )
 
   # Build HTTP library target without logging
   target_compile_options(coverity_analysis PUBLIC -DNDEBUG )
-
-  # Remove inclusion of assert.
-  add_compile_definitions( NDEBUG=1 )
 endif()
 
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