diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.h
index c51bf48b7258..39e115dbdee1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.h
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@
 #ifndef	_FBSDRUN_H_
 #define	_FBSDRUN_H_
 
-#ifndef CTASSERT		/* Allow lint to override */
-#define	CTASSERT(x)		_CTASSERT(x, __LINE__)
-#define	_CTASSERT(x, y)		__CTASSERT(x, y)
-#define	__CTASSERT(x, y)	typedef char __assert ## y[(x) ? 1 : -1]
-#endif
-
 #define	VMEXIT_CONTINUE		(0)
 #define	VMEXIT_ABORT		(-1)
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.c
index 45253e823703..476791518f99 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/linker_set.h>
-#include <sys/errno.h>
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -755,16 +755,6 @@ pci_emul_init(struct vmctx *ctx, struct pci_devemu *pde, int bus, int slot,
 	return (err);
 }
 
-#ifdef __GNU_C__
-#define	WRAPPED_CTASSERT(x)	CTASSERT(x) __unused
-#else
-#define	WRAPPED_CTASSERT(x)	CTASSERT(x)
-#endif
-
-WRAPPED_CTASSERT(sizeof(struct msicap) == 14);
-WRAPPED_CTASSERT(sizeof(struct msixcap) == 12);
-WRAPPED_CTASSERT(sizeof(struct pciecap) == 60);
-
 void
 pci_populate_msicap(struct msicap *msicap, int msgnum, int nextptr)
 {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.h
index d6e549018b9f..d74950b2037e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_emul.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct msicap {
 	uint32_t	addrhi;
 	uint16_t	msgdata;
 } __packed;
+static_assert(sizeof(struct msicap) == 14, "compile-time assertion failed");
 
 struct msixcap {
 	uint8_t		capid;
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ struct msixcap {
 	uint32_t	table_info;	/* bar index and offset within it */
 	uint32_t	pba_info;	/* bar index and offset within it */
 } __packed;
+static_assert(sizeof(struct msixcap) == 12, "compile-time assertion failed");
 
 struct pciecap {
 	uint8_t		capid;
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ struct pciecap {
 	uint16_t	slot_control2;
 	uint16_t	slot_status2;
 } __packed;
+static_assert(sizeof(struct pciecap) == 60, "compile-time assertion failed");
 
 typedef void (*pci_lintr_cb)(int b, int s, int pin, int pirq_pin,
     int ioapic_irq, void *arg);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/task_switch.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/task_switch.c
index 69dfaae26801..6138bcdef8c5 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/task_switch.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/task_switch.c
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <machine/vmm.h>
 #include <machine/vmm_instruction_emul.h>
 
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 
 #include <vmmapi.h>
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct tss32 {
 	uint16_t	tss_trap;
 	uint16_t	tss_iomap;
 };
-CTASSERT(sizeof(struct tss32) == 104);
+static_assert(sizeof(struct tss32) == 104, "compile-time assertion failed");
 
 #define	SEL_START(sel)	(((sel) & ~0x7))
 #define	SEL_LIMIT(sel)	(((sel) | 0x7))