diff --git a/lib/kakoune/safe_ptr.hh b/lib/kakoune/safe_ptr.hh
index 4d83a46..2b3d2b1 100644
--- a/lib/kakoune/safe_ptr.hh
+++ b/lib/kakoune/safe_ptr.hh
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 // #define SAFE_PTR_TRACK_CALLSTACKS
 
-#include "assert.hh"
+//King_DuckZ:
+#include <cassert>
+#define kak_assert(a) assert(a)
+
+//#include "assert.hh"
 #include "ref_ptr.hh"
 
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -57,6 +61,8 @@ struct SafeCountablePolicy
         ++sc->m_count;
         #ifdef SAFE_PTR_TRACK_CALLSTACKS
         sc->m_callstacks.emplace_back(ptr);
+		#else
+		static_cast<void>(ptr);
         #endif
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +75,8 @@ struct SafeCountablePolicy
                                [=](const SafeCountable::Callstack& cs) { return cs.ptr == ptr; });
         kak_assert(it != sc->m_callstacks.end());
         sc->m_callstacks.erase(it);
+		#else
+		static_cast<void>(ptr);
         #endif
     }
 
@@ -79,6 +87,10 @@ struct SafeCountablePolicy
                                [=](const SafeCountable::Callstack& cs) { return cs.ptr == from; });
         kak_assert(it != sc->m_callstacks.end());
         it->ptr = to;
+		#else
+		static_cast<void>(sc);
+		static_cast<void>(from);
+		static_cast<void>(to);
         #endif
     }
 #else