diff --git a/include/core/SkRect.h b/include/core/SkRect.h
index 77051c2..c8fc7c6 100644
--- a/include/core/SkRect.h
+++ b/include/core/SkRect.h
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@
         rectangle. If either rectangle is empty, do nothing and return false.
     */
     bool intersect(const SkIRect& a, const SkIRect& b) {
-        SkASSERT(&a && &b);
 
         if (!a.isEmpty() && !b.isEmpty() &&
                 a.fLeft < b.fRight && b.fLeft < a.fRight &&
@@ -298,7 +297,6 @@
         we assert that both rectangles are non-empty.
     */
     bool intersectNoEmptyCheck(const SkIRect& a, const SkIRect& b) {
-        SkASSERT(&a && &b);
         SkASSERT(!a.isEmpty() && !b.isEmpty());
 
         if (a.fLeft < b.fRight && b.fLeft < a.fRight &&
diff --git a/include/views/SkOSMenu.h b/include/views/SkOSMenu.h
index 8801a52..7325418 100644
--- a/include/views/SkOSMenu.h
+++ b/include/views/SkOSMenu.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
      */
     int appendAction(const char label[], SkEventSinkID target);
     int appendList(const char label[], const char slotName[],
-                   SkEventSinkID target, int defaultIndex, const char[] ...);
+                   SkEventSinkID target, int defaultIndex, const char* ...);
     int appendSlider(const char label[], const char slotName[],
                      SkEventSinkID target, SkScalar min, SkScalar max,
                      SkScalar defaultValue);
diff --git a/src/core/SkMatrix.cpp b/src/core/SkMatrix.cpp
index 2a29587..956cf46 100644
--- a/src/core/SkMatrix.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkMatrix.cpp
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@
 }
 
 bool SkMatrix::mapRect(SkRect* dst, const SkRect& src) const {
-    SkASSERT(dst && &src);
+    SkASSERT(dst);
 
     if (this->rectStaysRect()) {
         this->mapPoints((SkPoint*)dst, (const SkPoint*)&src, 2);
diff --git a/src/core/SkRect.cpp b/src/core/SkRect.cpp
index 3cff5d8..2814375 100644
--- a/src/core/SkRect.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkRect.cpp
@@ -114,12 +114,10 @@
 }
 
 bool SkRect::intersect(const SkRect& r) {
-    SkASSERT(&r);
     return this->intersect(r.fLeft, r.fTop, r.fRight, r.fBottom);
 }
 
 bool SkRect::intersect2(const SkRect& r) {
-    SkASSERT(&r);
     SkScalar L = SkMaxScalar(fLeft, r.fLeft);
     SkScalar R = SkMinScalar(fRight, r.fRight);
     if (L >= R) {
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@
 }
 
 bool SkRect::intersect(const SkRect& a, const SkRect& b) {
-    SkASSERT(&a && &b);
 
     if (!a.isEmpty() && !b.isEmpty() &&
         a.fLeft < b.fRight && b.fLeft < a.fRight &&
diff --git a/src/core/SkScan_Path.cpp b/src/core/SkScan_Path.cpp
index 0d95061..184f66c 100644
--- a/src/core/SkScan_Path.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkScan_Path.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 void sk_fill_path(const SkPath& path, const SkIRect* clipRect, SkBlitter* blitter,
                   int start_y, int stop_y, int shiftEdgesUp,
                   const SkRegion& clipRgn) {
-    SkASSERT(&path && blitter);
+    SkASSERT(blitter);
 
     SkEdgeBuilder   builder;
 
diff --git a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
index 98a4454..7ac2083 100644
--- a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
+++ b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@
                                             SkPath* path) {
     SkAutoMutexAcquire  ac(gFTMutex);
 
-    SkASSERT(&glyph && path);
+    SkASSERT(path);
 
     if (this->setupSize()) {
         path->reset();
diff --git a/src/views/SkTextBox.cpp b/src/views/SkTextBox.cpp
index b0a42cd..55d75a6 100644
--- a/src/views/SkTextBox.cpp
+++ b/src/views/SkTextBox.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
 void SkTextBox::draw(SkCanvas* canvas, const char text[], size_t len, const SkPaint& paint)
 {
-    SkASSERT(canvas && &paint && (text || len == 0));
+    SkASSERT(canvas && (text || len == 0));
 
     SkScalar marginWidth = fBox.width();
 
diff --git a/src/views/SkViewPriv.cpp b/src/views/SkViewPriv.cpp
index 048ff08..6d90814 100644
--- a/src/views/SkViewPriv.cpp
+++ b/src/views/SkViewPriv.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 void SkView::Artist::inflate(const SkDOM& dom, const SkDOM::Node* node)
 {
-    SkASSERT(&dom && node);
+    SkASSERT(node);
     this->onInflate(dom, node);
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 void SkView::Layout::inflate(const SkDOM& dom, const SkDOM::Node* node)
 {
-    SkASSERT(&dom && node);
+    SkASSERT(node);
     this->onInflate(dom, node);
 }