From: Rene Gassmoeller <rene.gassmoeller@mailbox.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 21:32:16 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Remove asserts
X-Git-Tag: v8.5.0-rc1~574^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F3236%2Fhead;p=dealii.git

Remove asserts
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diff --git a/source/base/polynomial.cc b/source/base/polynomial.cc
index cedc1f4936..e921e0dff2 100644
--- a/source/base/polynomial.cc
+++ b/source/base/polynomial.cc
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ namespace Polynomials
                              const unsigned int n_derivatives,
                              number *values) const
   {
-    Assert(n_derivatives >= 0, ExcZero());
-
     // evaluate Lagrange polynomial and derivatives
     if (in_lagrange_product_form == true)
       {
diff --git a/source/base/polynomials_piecewise.cc b/source/base/polynomials_piecewise.cc
index cd082ea688..48c4287cfc 100644
--- a/source/base/polynomials_piecewise.cc
+++ b/source/base/polynomials_piecewise.cc
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ namespace Polynomials
                                       const unsigned int n_derivatives,
                                       number *values) const
   {
-    Assert (n_derivatives >= 0, ExcZero());
-
     // shift polynomial if necessary
     number y = x;
     double derivative_change_sign = 1.;