diff --git a/contracts/SafeMath.sol b/contracts/SafeMath.sol
index 0d7c160e5..cf4091220 100644
--- a/contracts/SafeMath.sol
+++ b/contracts/SafeMath.sol
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ library SafeMath {
   }
 
   function div(uint a, uint b) internal returns (uint) {
-    assert(b > 0);
+    // assert(b > 0); // Solidity automatically throws when dividing by 0
     uint c = a / b;
-    assert(a == b * c + a % b);
+    // assert(a == b * c + a % b); // There is no case in which this doesn't hold
     return c;
   }