diff --git a/lib/checkassert.cpp b/lib/checkassert.cpp
index 8240304d83f..ab9b91181bc 100644
--- a/lib/checkassert.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkassert.cpp
@@ -80,12 +80,8 @@ void CheckAssertImpl::assertWithSideEffects()
 
             const Function* f = tmp->function();
             const Scope* scope = f->functionScope;
-            if (!scope) {
-                // guess that const method doesn't have side effects
-                if (f->nestedIn->isClassOrStruct() && !f->isConst() && !f->isStatic())
-                    sideEffectInAssertError(tmp, f->name()); // Non-const member function called, assume it has side effects
+            if (!scope)
                 continue;
-            }
 
             for (const Token *tok2 = scope->bodyStart; tok2 != scope->bodyEnd; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                 if (!tok2->isAssignmentOp() && tok2->tokType() != Token::eIncDecOp)
diff --git a/test/testassert.cpp b/test/testassert.cpp
index 651897af057..84282ebcb06 100644
--- a/test/testassert.cpp
+++ b/test/testassert.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class TestAssert : public TestFixture {
               "void foo(SquarePack s) {\n"
               "   assert( s.Foo() );\n"
               "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5:14]: (warning) Assert statement calls a function which may have desired side effects: 'Foo'. [assertWithSideEffect]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
 
         check("struct SquarePack {\n"
               "   int Foo() const;\n"