diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 17dda42411..f4be812643 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // still has them in the ROM. This is because the developers forgot
 // to define NDEBUG before release, however this has been changed as
 // Ruby's actual debug build does not use the AGBPrint features.
-// #define NDEBUG
+#define NDEBUG
 
 // To enable printf debugging, comment out "#define NDEBUG". This allows
 // the various AGBPrint functions to be used. (See include/gba/isagbprint.h).
diff --git a/src/battle_ai_util.c b/src/battle_ai_util.c
index 99cc0c187b..a0ad20951c 100644
--- a/src/battle_ai_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_ai_util.c
@@ -861,8 +861,6 @@ u32 NoOfHitsForTargetToFaintAI(u32 battlerDef, u32 battlerAtk)
         {
             if (currNumberOfHits < leastNumberOfHits)
                 leastNumberOfHits = currNumberOfHits;
-            else if (leastNumberOfHits == UNKNOWN_NO_OF_HITS)
-                leastNumberOfHits = currNumberOfHits;
         }
     }
     return leastNumberOfHits;