diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
index 9925195a..1088e110 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
@@ -1616,21 +1616,20 @@ AssertionResult CmpHelper##op_name(const char* expr1, const char* expr2, \
   } else {\
     return CmpHelperOpFailure(expr1, expr2, val1, val2, #op);\
   }\
-}\
-static_assert(true, "Consume semicolon.")
+}
 
 // INTERNAL IMPLEMENTATION - DO NOT USE IN A USER PROGRAM.
 
 // Implements the helper function for {ASSERT|EXPECT}_NE
-GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(NE, !=);
+GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(NE, !=)
 // Implements the helper function for {ASSERT|EXPECT}_LE
-GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(LE, <=);
+GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(LE, <=)
 // Implements the helper function for {ASSERT|EXPECT}_LT
-GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(LT, <);
+GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(LT, <)
 // Implements the helper function for {ASSERT|EXPECT}_GE
-GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(GE, >=);
+GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(GE, >=)
 // Implements the helper function for {ASSERT|EXPECT}_GT
-GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(GT, >);
+GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_(GT, >)
 
 #undef GTEST_IMPL_CMP_HELPER_