diff --git a/cc3200/bootmgr/bootloader.mk b/cc3200/bootmgr/bootloader.mk
index da02a02d07..a74579d1cb 100644
--- a/cc3200/bootmgr/bootloader.mk
+++ b/cc3200/bootmgr/bootloader.mk
@@ -67,13 +67,8 @@ BOOT_STM_SRC_C = $(addprefix stmhal/,\
 	printf.c \
 	)
 
-BOOT_LIB_SRC_C = $(addprefix lib/,\
-	libc/string0.c \
-	)
-
 OBJ  = $(addprefix $(BUILD)/, $(BOOT_HAL_SRC_C:.c=.o) $(BOOT_SL_SRC_C:.c=.o) $(BOOT_CC3100_SRC_C:.c=.o) $(BOOT_UTIL_SRC_C:.c=.o) $(BOOT_MISC_SRC_C:.c=.o))
 OBJ += $(addprefix $(BUILD)/, $(BOOT_MAIN_SRC_C:.c=.o) $(BOOT_MAIN_SRC_S:.s=.o) $(BOOT_PY_SRC_C:.c=.o) $(BOOT_STM_SRC_C:.c=.o))
-OBJ += $(addprefix $(BUILD)/, $(BOOT_LIB_SRC_C:.c=.o))
 
 # Add the linker script
 LINKER_SCRIPT = bootmgr/bootmgr.lds
diff --git a/cc3200/bootmgr/main.c b/cc3200/bootmgr/main.c
index 8dc37b4a42..2297c568d9 100644
--- a/cc3200/bootmgr/main.c
+++ b/cc3200/bootmgr/main.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static bool bootmgr_verify (void) {
             }
 
             // read the hash from the file and close it
-            ASSERT (BOOTMGR_HASH_SIZE == sl_FsRead(fHandle, offset, bootmgr_file_buf, BOOTMGR_HASH_SIZE));
+            sl_FsRead(fHandle, offset, bootmgr_file_buf, BOOTMGR_HASH_SIZE);
             sl_FsClose (fHandle, NULL, NULL, 0);
             bootmgr_file_buf[BOOTMGR_HASH_SIZE] = '\0';
             // compare both hashes