2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/boost.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/boost.py
index 5935b61..038ea17 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/boost.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/boost.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class BoostDependency(SystemDependency):
 
         rootdir = props.get('boost_root')
         # It shouldn't be possible to get here without something in boost_root
-        assert(rootdir)
+        assert rootdir
 
         raw_paths = mesonlib.stringlistify(rootdir)
         paths = [Path(x) for x in raw_paths]
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/detect.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/detect.py
index c6865d5..3dc2e3f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/detect.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/detect.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ display_name_map = {
 }
 
 def find_external_dependency(name: str, env: 'Environment', kwargs: T.Dict[str, object]) -> T.Union['ExternalDependency', NotFoundDependency]:
-    assert(name)
+    assert name
     required = kwargs.get('required', True)
     if not isinstance(required, bool):
         raise DependencyException('Keyword "required" must be a boolean.')