simplify
diff --git a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
index 6f0f1f1..572bd48 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@
The simple form, ``assert expression``, is equivalent to ::
- if __debug__:
- if not expression: raise AssertionError
+ if __debug__ and not expression:
+ raise AssertionError
The extended form, ``assert expression1, expression2``, is equivalent to ::
- if __debug__:
- if not expression1: raise AssertionError(expression2)
+ if __debug__ and not expression1:
+ raise AssertionError(expression2)
.. index::
single: __debug__