diff --git a/common/utils/asn1_conversions.h b/common/utils/asn1_conversions.h
index 42b375f48c16faea68577088d6933e28a69f4db0..1f598b04e065283d1d84038f5110cb8b2f555f02 100644
--- a/common/utils/asn1_conversions.h
+++ b/common/utils/asn1_conversions.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define ASN1_CONVERSIONS_H_
 
 #include "BIT_STRING.h"
-#include "UTIL/assertions.h"
+#include "assertions.h"
 
 //-----------------------begin func -------------------
 
diff --git a/openair2/UTIL/assertions.h b/common/utils/assertions.h
similarity index 100%
rename from openair2/UTIL/assertions.h
rename to common/utils/assertions.h
index c006e16d490d7aaf1904c4261ab37d9a8feb0925..9143d1551bccc2eec92f498912cd4697667db732 100644
--- a/openair2/UTIL/assertions.h
+++ b/common/utils/assertions.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
                  06410 Biot FRANCE
 
 *******************************************************************************/
-#include <stdio.h>
-
 #ifndef ASSERTIONS_H_
 #define ASSERTIONS_H_
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #define DevCheck(cOND, vALUE1, vALUE2, vALUE3)                          \
 do {                                                                    \
     if (!(cOND)) {                                                      \
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/bypass_session_layer.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/bypass_session_layer.c
index bc8936a88645d518e42204b7c143fe24e61b1c33..0dc8d0cb59406278faa48eb341bec67038fd1ea3 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/bypass_session_layer.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/bypass_session_layer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "extern.h"
 
-#include "UTIL/assertions.h"
+#include "assertions.h"
 #include "UTIL/OCG/OCG.h"
 #include "UTIL/OCG/OCG_extern.h"
 #include "UTIL/LOG/log.h"
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/pgm_link.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/pgm_link.c
index d587a9ebe9d9c1a6952b062f09bd7b6221721e04..746e0081cebd9719989178bb52dead5948238ce6 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/pgm_link.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/pgm_link.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <pgm/pgm.h>
 
-#include "UTIL/assertions.h"
+#include "assertions.h"
 
 #include "multicast_link.h"
 
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
index 3fa270ac7ef286a9e7478bc56e88945cf88cc3bd..b2e3c3ddb543f6837a66ffa2f358a1245bbcb543 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "defs.h"
 #include "extern.h"
-#include "UTIL/assertions.h"
+#include "assertions.h"
 #include "asn1_conversions.h"
 #include "RRC/L2_INTERFACE/openair_rrc_L2_interface.h"
 #include "LAYER2/RLC/rlc.h"