diff --git a/src/safety_check.c b/src/safety_check.c
index a83dca76..c692835a 100644
--- a/src/safety_check.c
+++ b/src/safety_check.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 static void (*safety_check_abort)(const char *message);
 
 void safety_check_fail_sized_dealloc(bool current_dealloc) {
-	assert(config_opt_safety_checks);
 	char *src = current_dealloc ? "the current pointer being freed" :
 	    "in thread cache, possibly from previous deallocations";
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ void safety_check_fail_sized_dealloc(bool current_dealloc) {
 	   " application sized deallocation bugs (source: %s). Suggest building"
 	    "with --enable-debug or address sanitizer for debugging. Abort.\n",
 	    src);
-	abort();
 }
 
 void safety_check_set_abort(void (*abort_fn)(const char *)) {