diff --git a/crypto/internal.h b/crypto/internal.h
index 82ba64d..c041c64 100644
--- a/crypto/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/internal.h
@@ -532,8 +532,6 @@
 
 using CRYPTO_atomic_u32 = std::atomic<uint32_t>;
 
-static_assert(sizeof(CRYPTO_atomic_u32) == sizeof(uint32_t));
-
 inline uint32_t CRYPTO_atomic_load_u32(const CRYPTO_atomic_u32 *val) {
   return val->load(std::memory_order_seq_cst);
 }
@@ -572,12 +570,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-// See the comment in the |__cplusplus| section above.
-static_assert(sizeof(CRYPTO_atomic_u32) == sizeof(uint32_t),
-              "CRYPTO_atomic_u32 does not match uint32_t size");
-static_assert(alignof(CRYPTO_atomic_u32) == alignof(uint32_t),
-              "CRYPTO_atomic_u32 does not match uint32_t alignment");
-
 
 // Reference counting.