diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/io/wkb/detail/parser.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/io/wkb/detail/parser.hpp
index 48e4d5207..d91979b11 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/io/wkb/detail/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/io/wkb/detail/parser.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 
+#include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/concept_check.hpp>
 #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_integral.hpp>
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ struct point_container_parser
         }
 
         typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type size_type;
-        assert(num_points <= boost::uint32_t( (std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max)() ) );
+        BOOST_ASSERT(num_points <= boost::uint32_t( (std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max)() ) );
 
         size_type const container_size = static_cast<size_type>(num_points);
         size_type const point_size = dimension<point_type>::value * sizeof(double);
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ struct linestring_parser
             return false;
         }
 
-        assert(it != end);
+        BOOST_ASSERT(it != end);
         return point_container_parser<L>::parse(it, end, linestring, order);
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/projections/impl/pj_auth.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/projections/impl/pj_auth.hpp
index 78e3bb214..f198cc51a 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/projections/impl/pj_auth.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/extensions/gis/projections/impl/pj_auth.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
 
+#include <boost/assert.hpp>
+
 namespace boost { namespace geometry { namespace projections {
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ static const int APA_SIZE = 3;
 /* determine latitude from authalic latitude */
 inline void pj_authset(double es, double* APA)
 {
-    assert(0 != APA);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(0 != APA);
 
     double t = 0;
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ inline void pj_authset(double es, double* APA)
 
 inline double pj_authlat(double beta, const double* APA)
 {
-    assert(0 != APA);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(0 != APA);
 
     double const t = beta + beta;