diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 2043557..21c1a11 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@
 #define _BRANDT_UTIL_H
 
 
-#define brandt_assert(cond) do { if (!(cond)) { GNUNET_log_from ( \
-									                GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, \
-									                "libbrandt", \
-									                "Assertion failed at %s:%d.\n", \
-									                __FILE__, \
-									                __LINE__); GNUNET_abort_ (); \
-								 } } while (0)
+#define brandt_assert(cond) GNUNET_assert_from(cond, "libbrandt")
 
 
 #ifdef NDEBUG