diff --git a/shared/nm-test-utils.h b/shared/nm-test-utils.h
index d059022be9..85a2e2a369 100644
--- a/shared/nm-test-utils.h
+++ b/shared/nm-test-utils.h
@@ -1044,14 +1044,6 @@ _nmtst_assert_ip6_address (const char *file, int line, const struct in6_addr *ad
 }
 #define nmtst_assert_ip6_address(addr, str_expected) _nmtst_assert_ip6_address (__FILE__, __LINE__, addr, str_expected)
 
-/* Deprecated: don't use this overly verbose macro. */
-#define ASSERT(x, test_name, fmt, ...) \
-    G_STMT_START { \
-        if (!(x)) { \
-            g_error ("%s:%d: FAIL[%s]: " fmt, __FILE__, __LINE__, test_name, ## __VA_ARGS__); \
-        } \
-    } G_STMT_END
-
 #define nmtst_spawn_sync(working_directory, standard_out, standard_err, assert_exit_status, ...) \
 	__nmtst_spawn_sync (working_directory, standard_out, standard_err, assert_exit_status, ##__VA_ARGS__, NULL)
 inline static gint