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-rw-r--r--lib/std/assertions.nim4
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/std/assertions.nim b/lib/std/assertions.nim
index a39aee6c8..03bab1b1b 100644
--- a/lib/std/assertions.nim
+++ b/lib/std/assertions.nim
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 ## This module implements assertion handling.
 
-import system/fatal
-
 import std/private/miscdollars
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # helpers
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ when not defined(nimHasSinkInference):
 
 proc raiseAssert*(msg: string) {.noinline, noreturn, nosinks.} =
   ## Raises an `AssertionDefect` with `msg`.
-  sysFatal(AssertionDefect, msg)
+  raise newException(AssertionDefect, msg)
 
 proc failedAssertImpl*(msg: string) {.raises: [], tags: [].} =
   ## Raises an `AssertionDefect` with `msg`, but this is hidden