diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Arborize.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Arborize.php
index 9e6617be..d2e9d22a 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Arborize.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Arborize.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Arborize
             if ($token instanceof HTMLPurifier_Token_End) {
                 $token->start = null; // [MUT]
                 $r = array_pop($stack);
-                assert($r->name === $token->name);
-                assert(empty($token->attr));
+                //assert($r->name === $token->name);
+                //assert(empty($token->attr));
                 $r->endCol = $token->col;
                 $r->endLine = $token->line;
                 $r->endArmor = $token->armor;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Arborize
                 $stack[] = $node;
             }
         }
-        assert(count($stack) == 1);
+        //assert(count($stack) == 1);
         return $stack[0];
     }
 
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/ChildDef/Table.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/ChildDef/Table.php
index 3e4a0f21..cb6b3e6c 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/ChildDef/Table.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/ChildDef/Table.php
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_ChildDef_Table extends HTMLPurifier_ChildDef
                     $current_tr_tbody->children[] = $node;
                     break;
                 case '#PCDATA':
-                    assert($node->is_whitespace);
+                    //assert($node->is_whitespace);
                     if ($current_tr_tbody === null) {
                         $ret[] = $node;
                     } else {