diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_lock_posix.x b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_lock_posix.x
index ef14f4894e..604a5ac6ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_lock_posix.x
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_lock_posix.x
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@ eina_lock_take(Eina_Lock *mutex)
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_ON_OFF_THREADS
    if (!_eina_threads_activated)
      {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-        assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
         return EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
      }
 #endif
@@ -270,18 +267,10 @@ eina_lock_take_try(Eina_Lock *mutex)
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_ON_OFF_THREADS
    if (!_eina_threads_activated)
      {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-        assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
         return EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
      }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
-
    ok = pthread_mutex_trylock(&(mutex->mutex));
    if (ok == 0) ret = EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
    else if (ok == EDEADLK)
@@ -317,9 +306,6 @@ eina_lock_release(Eina_Lock *mutex)
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_ON_OFF_THREADS
    if (!_eina_threads_activated)
      {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-        assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
         return EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
      }
 #endif
@@ -506,9 +492,6 @@ eina_rwlock_take_read(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_ON_OFF_THREADS
    if (!_eina_threads_activated)
      {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-        assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
         return EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
      }
 #endif
@@ -529,9 +512,6 @@ eina_rwlock_take_write(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_ON_OFF_THREADS
    if (!_eina_threads_activated)
      {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-        assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
         return EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
      }
 #endif
@@ -552,9 +532,6 @@ eina_rwlock_release(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_ON_OFF_THREADS
    if (!_eina_threads_activated)
      {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-        assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
         return EINA_LOCK_SUCCEED;
      }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c
index 19ff742a50..00dc4fd211 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ _eina_lock_new(Eina_Lock *mutex, Eina_Bool recursive)
    pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
    Eina_Bool ok = EINA_FALSE;
 
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
-
    if (pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr) != 0) return EINA_FALSE;
    if (recursive)
      {
@@ -114,11 +109,6 @@ _eina_lock_free(Eina_Lock *mutex)
 {
    int ok;
 
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
-
    ok = pthread_mutex_destroy(&(mutex->mutex));
    if (ok != 0) EINA_LOCK_ABORT_DEBUG(ok, mutex_destroy, mutex);
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
@@ -134,8 +124,6 @@ _eina_condition_new(Eina_Condition *cond, Eina_Lock *mutex)
 
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
    assert(mutex != NULL);
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
    memset(cond, 0, sizeof (Eina_Condition));
 #endif
 
@@ -178,11 +166,6 @@ _eina_condition_new(Eina_Condition *cond, Eina_Lock *mutex)
 EAPI void
 _eina_condition_free(Eina_Condition *cond)
 {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
-
    pthread_cond_destroy(&(cond->condition));
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
    memset(cond, 0, sizeof (Eina_Condition));
@@ -194,11 +177,6 @@ _eina_rwlock_new(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 {
    int ok;
 
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
-
    ok = pthread_rwlock_init(&(mutex->mutex), NULL);
    if (ok == 0) return EINA_TRUE;
    else if ((ok == EAGAIN) || (ok == ENOMEM)) return EINA_FALSE;
@@ -209,10 +187,6 @@ _eina_rwlock_new(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 EAPI void
 _eina_rwlock_free(Eina_RWLock *mutex)
 {
-#ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (!_eina_threads_activated)
-     assert(pthread_equal(_eina_main_loop, pthread_self()));
-#endif
    pthread_rwlock_destroy(&(mutex->mutex));
 }