diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc b/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc
index eb446fadcbd5724775333afea68efa5ac9b09c1a..d5a7097b17d0e6ca6112b1143ed7d9f9a8f191e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc
@@ -159,8 +159,4 @@ 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() == 127);
-  assert(cut.GetNumberInvParticles() == 116);
 }