1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/md5module.c b/Modules/md5module.c
index e2681a8..12e187c 100644
--- a/Modules/md5module.c
+++ b/Modules/md5module.c
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ MD5_hexdigest(MD5object *self, PyObject *unused)
         c = (digest[i] & 0xf);
         hex_digest[j++] = Py_hexdigits[c];
     }
+#ifdef Py_DEBUG
     assert(_PyUnicode_CheckConsistency(retval, 1));
+#endif
     return retval;
 }