diff --git a/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c b/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c
index 97bb7517b5e3f..5103c715860f6 100644
--- a/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c
+++ b/libs/libc/assert/lib_assert.c
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Pre-processor Definitions
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/* If assert() is called from kernel, must not call user API abort */
-
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#  define abort PANIC
-#endif
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_abort.c b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_abort.c
index 663e22427486c..e15508493e94e 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_abort.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_abort.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ void abort(void)
    * a conformant version of abort() at this time.  This version does not
    * signal the calling thread all.
    *
-   * exit() will flush and close all open files and terminate the thread.
+   * _exit() will close all open files and terminate the thread.
    */
 
-  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }