diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/vertical_EAS.cc b/Documentation/Examples/vertical_EAS.cc
index 7745c16289848a8fe8d58c122ae2f607b1bace7c..0b3d4641a8fa6db56ea407049ceef2332d185228 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/vertical_EAS.cc
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/vertical_EAS.cc
@@ -151,8 +151,4 @@ int main() {
        << "relative difference (%): " << (Efinal / E0 - 1) * 100 << endl;
   cout << "total dEdX energy (GeV): " << eLoss.GetTotal() / 1_GeV << endl
        << "relative difference (%): " << eLoss.GetTotal() / E0 * 100 << endl;
-
-  // basic check for unit-tests
-  assert(cut.GetNumberEmParticles() == 526);
-  assert(cut.GetNumberInvParticles() == 645);
 }