diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 5e44e8d70..fefc750fd 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         };
         std::unique_ptr<T, decltype(deleter)> obj(AllocatorTraits::allocate(alloc, 1), deleter);
         AllocatorTraits::construct(alloc, obj.get(), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-        JSON_ASSERT(obj != nullptr);
+        JSON_ASSERT(obj);
         return obj.release();
     }
 
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 07366543e..0e23b09a6 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -20918,7 +20918,7 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         };
         std::unique_ptr<T, decltype(deleter)> obj(AllocatorTraits::allocate(alloc, 1), deleter);
         AllocatorTraits::construct(alloc, obj.get(), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-        JSON_ASSERT(obj != nullptr);
+        JSON_ASSERT(obj);
         return obj.release();
     }