diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c
index b6a2492b73f754..c8bea2abc4dc83 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int twi_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev, u32_t ctrl_command,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = get_dev_data(dev)->pm_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c
index 3b8aef933a7cd4..79c0c202a90064 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int twim_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev, u32_t ctrl_command,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = get_dev_data(dev)->pm_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm_nrfx.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm_nrfx.c
index c1c637880667aa..3dfaaedb9c3983 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm_nrfx.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm_nrfx.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int pwm_nrfx_set_power_state(u32_t new_state,
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		assert(false);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(false);
 		break;
 	}
 	return err;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static int pwm_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = (*current_state);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uart.c b/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uart.c
index a303a81e780816..d4f78465485e26 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uart.c
@@ -1026,9 +1026,9 @@ static void uart_nrfx_set_power_state(struct device *dev, u32_t new_state)
 		nrf_uart_enable(uart0_addr);
 		nrf_uart_task_trigger(uart0_addr, NRF_UART_TASK_STARTRX);
 	} else {
-		assert(new_state == DEVICE_PM_LOW_POWER_STATE ||
-		       new_state == DEVICE_PM_SUSPEND_STATE ||
-		       new_state == DEVICE_PM_OFF_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(new_state == DEVICE_PM_LOW_POWER_STATE ||
+				new_state == DEVICE_PM_SUSPEND_STATE ||
+				new_state == DEVICE_PM_OFF_STATE);
 		nrf_uart_disable(uart0_addr);
 		uart_nrfx_pins_enable(dev, false);
 	}
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ static int uart_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev, u32_t ctrl_command,
 			current_state = new_state;
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = current_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uarte.c b/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uarte.c
index 12c6d328b416c5..64ee3fb4b17018 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uarte.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_nrfx_uarte.c
@@ -1285,9 +1285,9 @@ static void uarte_nrfx_set_power_state(struct device *dev, u32_t new_state)
 #endif
 		nrf_uarte_task_trigger(uarte, NRF_UARTE_TASK_STARTRX);
 	} else {
-		assert(new_state == DEVICE_PM_LOW_POWER_STATE ||
-		       new_state == DEVICE_PM_SUSPEND_STATE ||
-		       new_state == DEVICE_PM_OFF_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(new_state == DEVICE_PM_LOW_POWER_STATE ||
+				new_state == DEVICE_PM_SUSPEND_STATE ||
+				new_state == DEVICE_PM_OFF_STATE);
 
 		/* if pm is already not active, driver will stay indefinitely
 		 * in while loop waiting for event NRF_UARTE_EVENT_RXTO
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ static int uarte_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev, u32_t ctrl_command,
 			data->pm_state = new_state;
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = data->pm_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c
index 97977a69084387..8018e9115b26f8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spi.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int spi_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev, u32_t ctrl_command,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = get_dev_data(dev)->pm_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c
index 709694e1a7f659..7074bdcbc124e2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_nrfx_spim.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int spim_nrfx_pm_control(struct device *dev, u32_t ctrl_command,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		assert(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
+		__ASSERT_NO_MSG(ctrl_command == DEVICE_PM_GET_POWER_STATE);
 		*((u32_t *)context) = get_dev_data(dev)->pm_state;
 	}
 
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index d547d727e556c1..6c772115bb8e3a 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ manifest:
       revision: a12d92816a53a521d79cefcf5c38b9dc8a4fed6e
       path: modules/hal/cypress
     - name: hal_nordic
-      revision: 12d7647870888e4cb0e421f2b26884c2e76915ac
+      revision: 62f9c632209ce9438edfcfdcee7a846344359647
       path: modules/hal/nordic
     - name: hal_openisa
       revision: 3b54187649cc9b37161d49918f1ad28ff7c7f830