diff --git a/UNIQUE_SETUPS.md b/UNIQUE_SETUPS.md
index f383f925c0..ee74c277f5 100644
--- a/UNIQUE_SETUPS.md
+++ b/UNIQUE_SETUPS.md
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ To use `xrpl.js` with React, you need to install shims for core NodeJS modules.
 
    ```shell
    npm install --save-dev \
-       assert \
        buffer \
        crypto-browserify \
        process \
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ To use `xrpl.js` with React, you need to install shims for core NodeJS modules.
       module.exports = function override(config) {
         const fallback = config.resolve.fallback || {};
         Object.assign(fallback, {
-          assert: require.resolve("assert"),
           crypto: require.resolve("crypto-browserify"),
           stream: require.resolve("stream-browserify"),
           ws: require.resolve("xrpl/dist/npm/client/WSWrapper"),
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ Similar to above, to get xrpl.js to work with Vite you need to set up a couple a
 
 2. Copy these settings into your `vite.config.ts` file.
 
-```
+```javascript
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
 import { NodeGlobalsPolyfillPlugin } from "@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill";
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ resolve: {
 
 3. Install the config dependencies and xrpl (e.g. using this command)
 
-```
+```shell
 npm install --save-dev @esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill \
 		rollup-plugin-polyfill-node \
 		&& npm install
diff --git a/packages/ripple-address-codec/src/index.ts b/packages/ripple-address-codec/src/index.ts
index 2dced14132..d415848a8e 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-address-codec/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-address-codec/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
-
 import {
   codec,
   encodeSeed,
@@ -133,11 +131,12 @@ function tagFromBuffer(buf: Buffer): number | false {
     // Little-endian to big-endian
     return buf[23] + buf[24] * 0x100 + buf[25] * 0x10000 + buf[26] * 0x1000000
   }
-  assert.strictEqual(flag, 0, 'flag must be zero to indicate no tag')
-  assert.ok(
-    Buffer.from('0000000000000000', 'hex').equals(buf.slice(23, 23 + 8)),
-    'remaining bytes must be zero',
-  )
+  if (flag !== 0) {
+    throw new Error('flag must be zero to indicate no tag')
+  }
+  if (!Buffer.from('0000000000000000', 'hex').equals(buf.slice(23, 23 + 8))) {
+    throw new Error('remaining bytes must be zero')
+  }
   return false
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/package.json b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/package.json
index ff0101e7bb..66f98a5e7b 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/package.json
+++ b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/package.json
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
     "test": "test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "assert": "^2.0.0",
     "buffer": "6.0.3",
     "create-hash": "^1.2.0",
     "bignumber.js": "^9.0.0",
     "ripple-address-codec": "^4.3.0"
   },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "assert": "^2.0.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -b && copyfiles ./src/enums/definitions.json ./dist/enums/",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./dist && rm -rf tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
diff --git a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/index.ts b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/index.ts
index 6d7852d240..c7d4624e3b 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import { quality, binary, HashPrefix } from './coretypes'
 import { decodeLedgerData } from './ledger-hashes'
 import { ClaimObject } from './binary'
@@ -27,7 +26,9 @@ const {
  * @returns the JSON representation of the transaction
  */
 function decode(binary: string, definitions?: XrplDefinitionsBase): JsonObject {
-  assert.ok(typeof binary === 'string', 'binary must be a hex string')
+  if (typeof binary !== 'string') {
+    throw new Error('binary must be a hex string')
+  }
   return binaryToJSON(binary, definitions)
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ function decode(binary: string, definitions?: XrplDefinitionsBase): JsonObject {
  * @returns A hex-string of the encoded transaction
  */
 function encode(json: object, definitions?: XrplDefinitionsBase): string {
-  assert.ok(typeof json === 'object')
+  if (typeof json !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   return serializeObject(json as JsonObject, { definitions })
     .toString('hex')
     .toUpperCase()
@@ -58,7 +61,9 @@ function encodeForSigning(
   json: object,
   definitions?: XrplDefinitionsBase,
 ): string {
-  assert.ok(typeof json === 'object')
+  if (typeof json !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   return signingData(json as JsonObject, HashPrefix.transactionSig, {
     definitions,
   })
@@ -75,7 +80,9 @@ function encodeForSigning(
  * @returns a hex string of the encoded transaction
  */
 function encodeForSigningClaim(json: object): string {
-  assert.ok(typeof json === 'object')
+  if (typeof json !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   return signingClaimData(json as ClaimObject)
     .toString('hex')
     .toUpperCase()
@@ -94,8 +101,12 @@ function encodeForMultisigning(
   signer: string,
   definitions?: XrplDefinitionsBase,
 ): string {
-  assert.ok(typeof json === 'object')
-  assert.equal(json['SigningPubKey'], '')
+  if (typeof json !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
+  if (json['SigningPubKey'] !== '') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   const definitionsOpt = definitions ? { definitions } : undefined
   return multiSigningData(json as JsonObject, signer, definitionsOpt)
     .toString('hex')
@@ -109,7 +120,9 @@ function encodeForMultisigning(
  * @returns a hex-string representing the quality
  */
 function encodeQuality(value: string): string {
-  assert.ok(typeof value === 'string')
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   return quality.encode(value).toString('hex').toUpperCase()
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +133,9 @@ function encodeQuality(value: string): string {
  * @returns a string representing the quality
  */
 function decodeQuality(value: string): string {
-  assert.ok(typeof value === 'string')
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   return quality.decode(value).toString()
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/ledger-hashes.ts b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/ledger-hashes.ts
index 5ba28393c3..ce5932d7fd 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/ledger-hashes.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/ledger-hashes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import { ShaMap, ShaMapNode, ShaMapLeaf } from './shamap'
 import { HashPrefix } from './hash-prefixes'
 import { Sha512Half } from './hashes'
@@ -45,7 +44,9 @@ interface transactionItemObject extends JsonObject {
 function transactionItemizer(
   json: transactionItemObject,
 ): [Hash256, ShaMapNode, undefined] {
-  assert.ok(json.hash)
+  if (!json.hash) {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   const index = Hash256.from(json.hash)
   const item = {
     hashPrefix() {
@@ -139,8 +140,12 @@ interface ledgerObject {
 function ledgerHash(header: ledgerObject): Hash256 {
   const hash = new Sha512Half()
   hash.put(HashPrefix.ledgerHeader)
-  assert.ok(header.parent_close_time !== undefined)
-  assert.ok(header.close_flags !== undefined)
+  if (
+    header.parent_close_time === undefined ||
+    header.close_flags === undefined
+  ) {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
 
   UInt32.from<number>(header.ledger_index).toBytesSink(hash)
   UInt64.from<bigint>(BigInt(String(header.total_coins))).toBytesSink(hash)
@@ -166,7 +171,9 @@ function decodeLedgerData(
   binary: string,
   definitions?: XrplDefinitionsBase,
 ): object {
-  assert.ok(typeof binary === 'string', 'binary must be a hex string')
+  if (typeof binary !== 'string') {
+    throw new Error('binary must be a hex string')
+  }
   const parser = new BinaryParser(binary, definitions)
   return {
     ledger_index: parser.readUInt32(),
diff --git a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-parser.ts b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-parser.ts
index bd6545805e..69fd14c09e 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-parser.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-parser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import {
   XrplDefinitionsBase,
   DEFAULT_DEFINITIONS,
@@ -35,7 +34,9 @@ class BinaryParser {
    * @returns The first byte of the BinaryParser
    */
   peek(): number {
-    assert.ok(this.bytes.byteLength !== 0)
+    if (this.bytes.byteLength === 0) {
+      throw new Error()
+    }
     return this.bytes[0]
   }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ class BinaryParser {
    * @param n the number of bytes to skip
    */
   skip(n: number): void {
-    assert.ok(n <= this.bytes.byteLength)
+    if (n > this.bytes.byteLength) {
+      throw new Error()
+    }
     this.bytes = this.bytes.slice(n)
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +59,9 @@ class BinaryParser {
    * @return The bytes
    */
   read(n: number): Buffer {
-    assert.ok(n <= this.bytes.byteLength)
+    if (n > this.bytes.byteLength) {
+      throw new Error()
+    }
 
     const slice = this.bytes.slice(0, n)
     this.skip(n)
@@ -70,7 +75,9 @@ class BinaryParser {
    * @return The number represented by those bytes
    */
   readUIntN(n: number): number {
-    assert.ok(0 < n && n <= 4, 'invalid n')
+    if (0 >= n && n > 4) {
+      throw new Error('invalid n')
+    }
     return this.read(n).reduce((a, b) => (a << 8) | b) >>> 0
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-serializer.ts b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-serializer.ts
index bf060211d1..5ecab893c5 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/serdes/binary-serializer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import { FieldInstance } from '../enums'
 import { type SerializedType } from '../types/serialized-type'
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer/'
@@ -132,8 +131,9 @@ class BinarySerializer {
     isUnlModifyWorkaround = false,
   ): void {
     const associatedValue = field.associatedType.from(value)
-    assert.ok(associatedValue.toBytesSink !== undefined)
-    assert.ok(field.name !== undefined)
+    if (associatedValue.toBytesSink === undefined || field.name === undefined) {
+      throw new Error()
+    }
 
     this.sink.put(field.header)
 
diff --git a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/shamap.ts b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/shamap.ts
index a2b26bf1e7..f7573ff585 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/shamap.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-binary-codec/src/shamap.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { strict as assert } from 'assert'
 import { coreTypes } from './types'
 import { HashPrefix } from './hash-prefixes'
 import { Sha512Half } from './hashes'
@@ -160,7 +159,9 @@ class ShaMapInner extends ShaMapNode {
    * @param leaf Leaf node to insert when branch doesn't exist
    */
   addItem(index?: Hash256, item?: ShaMapNode, leaf?: ShaMapLeaf): void {
-    assert.ok(index !== undefined)
+    if (index === undefined) {
+      throw new Error()
+    }
     if (index !== undefined) {
       const nibble = index.nibblet(this.depth)
       const existing = this.branches[nibble]
diff --git a/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/index.ts b/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/index.ts
index 631e79134d..93da6565b6 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import brorand = require('brorand')
 import * as hashjs from 'hash.js'
 import * as elliptic from 'elliptic'
@@ -19,10 +18,9 @@ function generateSeed(
     algorithm?: 'ed25519' | 'ecdsa-secp256k1'
   } = {},
 ): string {
-  assert.ok(
-    !options.entropy || options.entropy.length >= 16,
-    'entropy too short',
-  )
+  if (!(!options.entropy || options.entropy.length >= 16)) {
+    throw new Error('entropy too short')
+  }
   const entropy = options.entropy ? options.entropy.slice(0, 16) : brorand(16)
   const type = options.algorithm === 'ed25519' ? 'ed25519' : 'secp256k1'
   return addressCodec.encodeSeed(Buffer.from(entropy), type)
@@ -82,7 +80,9 @@ const ed25519 = {
   sign(message, privateKey): string {
     // caution: Ed25519.sign interprets all strings as hex, stripping
     // any non-hex characters without warning
-    assert.ok(Array.isArray(message), 'message must be array of octets')
+    if (!Array.isArray(message)) {
+      throw new Error('message must be array of octets')
+    }
     return bytesToHex(
       Ed25519.sign(message, hexToBytes(privateKey).slice(1)).toBytes(),
     )
diff --git a/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/utils.ts b/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/utils.ts
index 564c4f65ef..5e066f13e9 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-keypairs/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import * as hashjs from 'hash.js'
 import BN = require('bn.js')
 
@@ -10,7 +9,9 @@ function bytesToHex(a: Iterable<number> | ArrayLike<number>): string {
 }
 
 function hexToBytes(a): number[] {
-  assert.ok(a.length % 2 === 0)
+  if (a.length % 2 !== 0) {
+    throw new Error()
+  }
   // Special-case length zero to return [].
   // BN.toArray intentionally returns [0] rather than [] for length zero,
   // which may make sense for BigNum data, but not for byte strings.
diff --git a/packages/xrpl/package.json b/packages/xrpl/package.json
index 60da5ee0e2..1342d47032 100644
--- a/packages/xrpl/package.json
+++ b/packages/xrpl/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@geut/browser-node-core": "^2.0.13",
     "@types/node": "^16.18.38",
-    "assert-browserify": "^2.0.0",
     "browserify-fs": "^1.0.0",
     "constants-browserify": "^1.0.0",
     "https-browserify": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/xrpl/src/client/index.ts b/packages/xrpl/src/client/index.ts
index 5d02bd7d93..9ca253b504 100644
--- a/packages/xrpl/src/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/xrpl/src/client/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable jsdoc/require-jsdoc -- Request has many aliases, but they don't need unique docs */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/member-ordering -- TODO: remove when instance methods aren't members */
 /* eslint-disable max-lines -- Client is a large file w/ lots of imports/exports */
-import * as assert from 'assert'
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 
 import { NotFoundError, ValidationError, XrplError } from '../errors'
@@ -154,7 +153,9 @@ function getCollectKeyFromCommand(command: string): string | null {
 }
 
 function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
-  assert.ok(min <= max, 'Illegal clamp bounds')
+  if (min > max) {
+    throw new Error('Illegal clamp bounds')
+  }
   return Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/xrpl/test/webpack.config.js b/packages/xrpl/test/webpack.config.js
index 07b2a9d28e..66c2d488e2 100644
--- a/packages/xrpl/test/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/xrpl/test/webpack.config.js
@@ -99,11 +99,9 @@ function webpackForTest(testFileName) {
       extensions: ['.ts', '.js', '.json'],
       fallback: {
         module: false,
-        assert: require.resolve('assert-browserify'),
         constants: require.resolve('constants-browserify'),
         fs: require.resolve('browserify-fs'),
         buffer: require.resolve('buffer/'),
-        assert: require.resolve('assert/'),
         stream: require.resolve('stream-browserify'),
         crypto: require.resolve('crypto-browserify'),
         path: require.resolve('path-browserify'),
diff --git a/packages/xrpl/webpack.config.js b/packages/xrpl/webpack.config.js
index e3cffc2d6c..d858e22aa1 100644
--- a/packages/xrpl/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/xrpl/webpack.config.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ function getDefaultConfiguration() {
       symlinks: false,
       fallback: {
         buffer: require.resolve('buffer/'),
-        assert: require.resolve('assert/'),
         stream: require.resolve('stream-browserify'),
         crypto: require.resolve('crypto-browserify'),
       },