diff --git a/libdevcore/Assertions.h b/libdevcore/Assertions.h
index 7b4a4a765..05e0b0e5c 100644
--- a/libdevcore/Assertions.h
+++ b/libdevcore/Assertions.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ inline bool assertEqualAux(A const& _a, B const& _b, char const* _aStr, char con
 /// Use it as assertThrow(1 == 1, ExceptionType, "Mathematics is wrong.");
 /// Do NOT supply an exception object as the second parameter.
 #define assertThrow(_condition, _ExceptionType, _description) \
-	::dev::assertThrowAux<_ExceptionType>(_condition, _description, __LINE__, __FILE__, ETH_FUNC)
+	::dev::assertThrowAux<_ExceptionType>(!!(_condition), _description, __LINE__, __FILE__, ETH_FUNC)
 
 using errinfo_comment = boost::error_info<struct tag_comment, std::string>;
 
@@ -96,16 +96,4 @@ inline void assertThrowAux(
 		);
 }
 
-template <class _ExceptionType>
-inline void assertThrowAux(
-	void const* _pointer,
-	::std::string const& _errorDescription,
-	unsigned _line,
-	char const* _file,
-	char const* _function
-)
-{
-	assertThrowAux<_ExceptionType>(_pointer != nullptr, _errorDescription, _line, _file, _function);
-}
-
 }