diff --git a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
index 5c4547a..b8f7d88 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 //
 
 #include <boost/core/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
-#include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/current_function.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstddef>
 
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ namespace detail
 class test_result {
 public:
     test_result()
-        : report_errors_called_(false)
+        : report_(false)
         , errors_(0) { }
 
     ~test_result() {
-        BOOST_ASSERT(report_errors_called_);
+        if (!report_) {
+            BOOST_LIGHTWEIGHT_TEST_OSTREAM << "report_errors() not called" << std::endl;
+            std::abort();
+        }
     }
 
     void error() {
@@ -57,12 +60,12 @@ public:
     }
 
     int done() {
-        report_errors_called_ = true;
+        report_ = true;
         return errors_;
     }
 
 private:
-    bool report_errors_called_;
+    bool report_;
     int errors_;
 };