diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/rsp/rspdrc.c b/src/emu/cpu/rsp/rspdrc.c
index 10a65bb74f5..662f8adefc4 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/rsp/rspdrc.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/rsp/rspdrc.c
@@ -3898,7 +3898,7 @@ static void generate_delay_slot_and_branch(rsp_state *rsp, drcuml_block *block,
 	}
 
 	/* compile the delay slot using temporary compiler state */
-	assert(desc->delay != NULL);
+	assert(desc->delay.first() != NULL);
 	generate_sequence_instruction(rsp, block, &compiler_temp, desc->delay.first());		// <next instruction>
 
 	/* update the cycles and jump through the hash table to the target */
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/sh2/sh2drc.c b/src/emu/cpu/sh2/sh2drc.c
index d340426b076..30885a1aa41 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/sh2/sh2drc.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/sh2/sh2drc.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ static void generate_delay_slot(sh2_state *sh2, drcuml_block *block, compiler_st
 	compiler_state compiler_temp = *compiler;
 
 	/* compile the delay slot using temporary compiler state */
-	assert(desc->delay != NULL);
+	assert(desc->delay.first() != NULL);
 	generate_sequence_instruction(sh2, block, &compiler_temp, desc->delay.first(), ovrpc);				// <next instruction>
 
 	/* update the label */
diff --git a/src/emu/sound/disc_inp.c b/src/emu/sound/disc_inp.c
index 34d9eaaed11..da838377cdf 100644
--- a/src/emu/sound/disc_inp.c
+++ b/src/emu/sound/disc_inp.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ DISCRETE_START(dss_input_stream)
 {
 	DISCRETE_DECLARE_CONTEXT(dss_input)
 
-	assert(DSS_INPUT_STREAM__STREAM < linked_list_count(node->info->input_list));
+	//assert(DSS_INPUT_STREAM__STREAM < node->info->input_list.count());
 
 	context->is_stream = TRUE;
 	/* Stream out number is set during start */