diff --git a/dynamic_programming/partition_problem.cpp b/dynamic_programming/partition_problem.cpp
index 6744f3806..586a1800b 100644
--- a/dynamic_programming/partition_problem.cpp
+++ b/dynamic_programming/partition_problem.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <iostream>  /// for IO Operations
 #include <numeric>   /// for std::accumulate
 #include <vector>    /// for std::vector
-#include <cassert>   /// for assert
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * @namespace dp