diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 03f2f5780f..f326917d9d 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
+#include <util/check.h> // For NDEBUG compile time check
 #include <util/system.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/validation.h>
@@ -58,10 +59,6 @@
 
 #include <statsd_client.h>
 
-#if defined(NDEBUG)
-# error "Dash Core cannot be compiled without assertions."
-#endif
-
 /** Maximum number of in-flight objects from a peer */
 static constexpr int32_t MAX_PEER_OBJECT_IN_FLIGHT = 100;
 /** Maximum number of announced objects from a peer */
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.h b/src/test/util/setup_common.h
index fef9e86dcd..a711cba012 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.h
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <txdb.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
+#include <util/check.h>
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
diff --git a/src/util/check.h b/src/util/check.h
index d18887ae95..75aefe4483 100644
--- a/src/util/check.h
+++ b/src/util/check.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class NonFatalCheckError : public std::runtime_error
  * - where the condition is assumed to be true, not for error handling or validating user input
  * - where a failure to fulfill the condition is recoverable and does not abort the program
  *
- * For example in RPC code, where it is undersirable to crash the whole program, this can be generally used to replace
+ * For example in RPC code, where it is undesirable to crash the whole program, this can be generally used to replace
  * asserts or recoverable logic errors. A NonFatalCheckError in RPC code is caught and passed as a string to the RPC
  * caller, which can then report the issue to the developers.
  */
@@ -38,4 +38,18 @@ class NonFatalCheckError : public std::runtime_error
         }                                                         \
     } while (false)
 
+#if defined(NDEBUG)
+#error "Cannot compile without assertions!"
+#endif
+
+/** Helper for Assert(). TODO remove in C++14 and replace `decltype(get_pure_r_value(val))` with `T` (templated lambda) */
+template <typename T>
+T get_pure_r_value(T&& val)
+{
+    return std::forward<T>(val);
+}
+
+/** Identity function. Abort if the value compares equal to zero */
+#define Assert(val) [&]() -> decltype(get_pure_r_value(val))& { auto& check = (val); assert(#val && check); return check; }()
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_CHECK_H
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index b3bf169b53..8ae5ab6101 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <ui_interface.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
 #include <undo.h>
+#include <util/check.h> // For NDEBUG compile time check
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <util/validation.h>
@@ -62,10 +63,6 @@
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp> // Required for boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
 
-#if defined(NDEBUG)
-# error "Dash Core cannot be compiled without assertions."
-#endif
-
 #define MICRO 0.000001
 #define MILLI 0.001
 
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-assertions.sh b/test/lint/lint-assertions.sh
index a4c6f0a8d4..1edff2b9ac 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-assertions.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-assertions.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 # Macro CHECK_NONFATAL(condition) should be used instead of assert for RPC code, where it
 # is undesirable to crash the whole program. See: src/util/check.h
 # src/rpc/server.cpp is excluded from this check since it's mostly meta-code.
-OUTPUT=$(git grep -nE 'assert *\(.*\);' -- "src/rpc/" "src/wallet/rpc*" ":(exclude)src/rpc/server.cpp")
+OUTPUT=$(git grep -nE '\<(A|a)ssert *\(.*\);' -- "src/rpc/" "src/wallet/rpc*" ":(exclude)src/rpc/server.cpp")
 if [[ ${OUTPUT} != "" ]]; then
     echo "CHECK_NONFATAL(condition) should be used instead of assert for RPC code."
     echo