diff --git a/src/board.c b/src/board.c
index ac8cabe..b661c57 100644
--- a/src/board.c
+++ b/src/board.c
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #include <tice.h>
 
-#include <debug.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-
 #include "board.h"
 
 void initBoard(board *b) {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9d24bee..de54a86 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <graphx.h>
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "board.h"