diff --git a/src/sync.h b/src/sync.h
index 05ff2ee8a9c..c5f68933742 100644
--- a/src/sync.h
+++ b/src/sync.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void LeaveCritical();
 void CheckLastCritical(void* cs, std::string& lockname, const char* guardname, const char* file, int line);
 std::string LocksHeld();
 template <typename MutexType>
-void AssertLockHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, MutexType* cs) ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK(cs);
+void AssertLockHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, MutexType* cs);
 void AssertLockNotHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, void* cs);
 void DeleteLock(void* cs);
 bool LockStackEmpty();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ inline void EnterCritical(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, v
 inline void LeaveCritical() {}
 inline void CheckLastCritical(void* cs, std::string& lockname, const char* guardname, const char* file, int line) {}
 template <typename MutexType>
-inline void AssertLockHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, MutexType* cs) ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK(cs) {}
+inline void AssertLockHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, MutexType* cs) {}
 inline void AssertLockNotHeldInternal(const char* pszName, const char* pszFile, int nLine, void* cs) {}
 inline void DeleteLock(void* cs) {}
 inline bool LockStackEmpty() { return true; }