diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9e102dd..9ecdf7bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ asn.1/keyreset.asn1
 asn.1/sync.asn1
 asn.1/distribution.asn1
 asn.1/exploration.asn1
+asn.1/managedgroup.asn1
 asn.1/storage.asn1
 asn.1/messagestorage.asn1
 sync/.codecs
diff --git a/src/stringpair.c b/src/stringpair.c
index 7f441872..c6d7155c 100644
--- a/src/stringpair.c
+++ b/src/stringpair.c
@@ -211,8 +211,6 @@ DYNAMIC_API stringpair_list_t *stringpair_list_delete_by_key(
         const char *key
     )
 {
-    assert(sp_list);
-    assert(key);
 
     if (!key || !sp_list)
         return NULL;