--- a/jdk/make/jpda/back/Makefile	Fri Jul 25 08:44:20 2008 -0700
+++ b/jdk/make/jpda/back/Makefile	Sun Jul 27 18:42:57 2008 -0700
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
 endif # PLATFORM
 
 #
-# This turns off all assert() checking in the optimized library
-#
-CPPFLAGS_OPT += -DNDEBUG
-
-#
 # This controls the ability to do logging in the library.
 #
 CPPFLAGS_DBG += -DJDWP_LOGGING