diff --git a/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/ekinetic.cpp b/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/ekinetic.cpp
index 3c50fa2999..993b7d1ea2 100644
--- a/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/ekinetic.cpp
+++ b/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/ekinetic.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ hamilt::EKinetic<hamilt::OperatorLCAO<TK, TR>>::EKinetic(
     this->ucell = ucell_in;
 #ifdef __DEBUG
     assert(this->ucell != nullptr);
-    assert(this->hsk != nullptr);
 #endif
     // initialize HR to allocate sparse Ekinetic matrix memory
     // Only initialize if hR_in is not nullptr (for force calculation, hR_in can be nullptr)
diff --git a/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/overlap.cpp b/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/overlap.cpp
index 5355d0f14d..023b909fa5 100644
--- a/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/overlap.cpp
+++ b/source/source_lcao/module_operator_lcao/overlap.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ hamilt::Overlap<hamilt::OperatorLCAO<TK, TR>>::Overlap(HS_Matrix_K<TK>* hsk_in,
     this->SR = SR_in;
 #ifdef __DEBUG
     assert(this->ucell != nullptr);
-    assert(this->SR != nullptr);
 #endif
     // Initialize SR to allocate sparse overlap matrix memory.
     // Only initialize if SR_in is not nullptr (for force calculation, SR_in can be nullptr).