diff --git a/CommonLibs/Vector.h b/CommonLibs/Vector.h
index d55c5b3b..6d1045d1 100644
--- a/CommonLibs/Vector.h
+++ b/CommonLibs/Vector.h
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#ifndef __OPTIMIZE__
+#define assert_no_opt(x) assert(x)
+#else
+#define assert_no_opt(x)
+#endif
 // We can't use Logger.h in this file...
 extern int gVectorDebug;
 #define BVDEBUG(msg) if (gVectorDebug) {std::cout << msg;}
@@ -81,8 +86,8 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	/** Return the size of the Vector. */
 	size_t size() const
 	{
-		assert(mStart>=mData);
-		assert(mEnd>=mStart);
+		assert_no_opt(mStart>=mData);
+		assert_no_opt(mEnd>=mStart);
 		return mEnd - mStart;
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	/** Reduce addressable size of the Vector, keeping content. */
 	void shrink(size_t newSize)
 	{
-		assert(newSize <= mEnd - mStart);
+		assert_no_opt(newSize <= mEnd - mStart);
 		mEnd = mStart + newSize;
 	}
 
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	{
 		T* wStart = mStart + start;
 		T* wEnd = wStart + span;
-		assert(wEnd<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(wEnd<=mEnd);
 		return Vector<T>(NULL,wStart,wEnd);
 	}
 
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	{
 		T* wStart = mStart + start;
 		T* wEnd = wStart + span;
-		assert(wEnd<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(wEnd<=mEnd);
 		return Vector<T>(NULL,wStart,wEnd);
 	}
 
@@ -228,8 +233,8 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 		unsigned int i;
 		T* dst = other.mStart + start;
 		T* src = mStart;
-		assert(dst+span<=other.mEnd);
-		assert(mStart+span<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(dst+span<=other.mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(mStart+span<=mEnd);
 		for (i = 0; i < span; i++, src++, dst++)
 			*dst = *src;
 		/*TODO if not non-trivially copiable type class, optimize:
@@ -250,8 +255,8 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	void segmentCopyTo(Vector<T>& other, size_t start, size_t span) const
 	{
 		const T* base = mStart + start;
-		assert(base+span<=mEnd);
-		assert(other.mStart+span<=other.mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(base+span<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(other.mStart+span<=other.mEnd);
 		memcpy(other.mStart,base,span*sizeof(T));
 	}
 
@@ -265,8 +270,8 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	{
 		const T* baseFrom = mStart + from;
 		T* baseTo = mStart + to;
-		assert(baseFrom+span<=mEnd);
-		assert(baseTo+span<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(baseFrom+span<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(baseTo+span<=mEnd);
 		memmove(baseTo,baseFrom,span*sizeof(T));
 	}
 
@@ -280,7 +285,7 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 	{
 		T* dp=mStart+start;
 		T* end=dp+length;
-		assert(end<=mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(end<=mEnd);
 		while (dp<end) *dp++=val;
 	}
 
@@ -292,13 +297,13 @@ template <class T> class Vector {
 
 	T& operator[](size_t index)
 	{
-		assert(mStart+index<mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(mStart+index<mEnd);
 		return mStart[index];
 	}
 
 	const T& operator[](size_t index) const
 	{
-		assert(mStart+index<mEnd);
+		assert_no_opt(mStart+index<mEnd);
 		return mStart[index];
 	}
 
diff --git a/Transceiver52M/Resampler.cpp b/Transceiver52M/Resampler.cpp
index 7ba02195..2ca6406d 100644
--- a/Transceiver52M/Resampler.cpp
+++ b/Transceiver52M/Resampler.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void Resampler::initFilters(float bw)
 		reverse(&part[0], &part[filt_len]);
 }
 
+#ifndef __OPTIMIZE__
 static bool check_vec_len(int in_len, int out_len, int p, int q)
 {
 	if (in_len % q) {
@@ -129,14 +130,15 @@ static bool check_vec_len(int in_len, int out_len, int p, int q)
 
 	return true;
 }
+#endif
 
 int Resampler::rotate(const float *in, size_t in_len, float *out, size_t out_len)
 {
 	int n, path;
-
+#ifndef __OPTIMIZE__
 	if (!check_vec_len(in_len, out_len, p, q))
 		return -1;
-
+#endif
 	/* Generate output from precomputed input/output paths */
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < out_len; i++) {
 		n = in_index[i];
diff --git a/Transceiver52M/arch/x86/convolve.c b/Transceiver52M/arch/x86/convolve.c
index 66fca744..81ea7823 100644
--- a/Transceiver52M/arch/x86/convolve.c
+++ b/Transceiver52M/arch/x86/convolve.c
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@ int convolve_real(const float *x, int x_len,
 		  const float *h, int h_len,
 		  float *y, int y_len, int start, int len)
 {
+#ifndef __OPTIMIZE__
 	if (bounds_check(x_len, h_len, y_len, start, len) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	memset(y, 0, len * 2 * sizeof(float));
-
+#endif
 	switch (h_len) {
 	case 4:
 		c.conv_real4(x, x_len, h, h_len, y, y_len, start, len);
@@ -138,11 +139,12 @@ int convolve_complex(const float *x, int x_len,
 		     float *y, int y_len,
 		     int start, int len)
 {
+#ifndef __OPTIMIZE__
 	if (bounds_check(x_len, h_len, y_len, start, len) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	memset(y, 0, len * 2 * sizeof(float));
-
+#endif
 	if (!(h_len % 8))
 		c.conv_cmplx_8n(x, x_len, h, h_len, y, y_len, start, len);
 	else if (!(h_len % 4))