diff --git a/src/crypto/hash-extra-jh.c b/src/crypto/hash-extra-jh.c
index 1c28148bb7..c3e0409000 100644
--- a/src/crypto/hash-extra-jh.c
+++ b/src/crypto/hash-extra-jh.c
@@ -12,6 +12,5 @@
 #include "hash-ops.h"
 
 void hash_extra_jh(const void *data, size_t length, char *hash) {
-  int r = jh_hash(HASH_SIZE * 8, data, 8 * length, (uint8_t*)hash);
-  assert(SUCCESS == r);
+  assert(SUCCESS == jh_hash(HASH_SIZE * 8, data, 8 * length, (uint8_t*)hash));
 }