diff --git a/src/emerge.cpp b/src/emerge.cpp
index 123b44b54..3f8f7de86 100644
--- a/src/emerge.cpp
+++ b/src/emerge.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ EmergeManager::EmergeManager(Server *server, MetricsBackend *mb)
 
 	enable_mapgen_debug_info = g_settings->getBool("enable_mapgen_debug_info");
 
-	STATIC_ASSERT(ARRLEN(emergeActionStrs) == ARRLEN(m_completed_emerge_counter),
-		enum_size_mismatches);
+	static_assert(ARRLEN(emergeActionStrs) == ARRLEN(m_completed_emerge_counter),
+		"enum size mismatches");
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < ARRLEN(m_completed_emerge_counter); i++) {
 		std::string help_str("Number of completed emerges with status ");
 		help_str.append(emergeActionStrs[i]);
diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index ef998f161..16d6024e7 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ static unsigned int g_level_to_android[] = {
 };
 
 void AndroidLogOutput::logRaw(LogLevel lev, const std::string &line) {
-	STATIC_ASSERT(ARRLEN(g_level_to_android) == LL_MAX,
-		mismatch_between_android_and_internal_loglevels);
+	static_assert(ARRLEN(g_level_to_android) == LL_MAX,
+		"mismatch between android and internal loglevels");
 	__android_log_print(g_level_to_android[lev],
 		PROJECT_NAME_C, "%s", line.c_str());
 }
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ const std::string Logger::getLevelLabel(LogLevel lev)
 		"TRACE",
 	};
 	assert(lev < LL_MAX && lev >= 0);
-	STATIC_ASSERT(ARRLEN(names) == LL_MAX,
-		mismatch_between_loglevel_names_and_enum);
+	static_assert(ARRLEN(names) == LL_MAX,
+		"mismatch between loglevel names and enum");
 	return names[lev];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp b/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
index f4879078a..e26b0c9fa 100644
--- a/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
+++ b/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ static MapgenDesc g_reg_mapgens[] = {
 	{"v6",         true},
 };
 
-STATIC_ASSERT(
+static_assert(
 	ARRLEN(g_reg_mapgens) == MAPGEN_INVALID,
-	registered_mapgens_is_wrong_size);
+	"g_reg_mapgens is wrong size");
 
 ////
 //// Mapgen
diff --git a/src/util/basic_macros.h b/src/util/basic_macros.h
index 3910c6185..2b3316b73 100644
--- a/src/util/basic_macros.h
+++ b/src/util/basic_macros.h
@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 	C(C &&other) = default;      \
 	C &operator=(C &&) = default;
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-	#define UNUSED_ATTRIBUTE __attribute__ ((unused))
-#else
-	#define UNUSED_ATTRIBUTE
-#endif
-
-// Fail compilation if condition expr is not met.
-// Note that 'msg' must follow the format of a valid identifier, e.g.
-// STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(foobar_t) == 40), foobar_t_is_wrong_size);
-#define STATIC_ASSERT(expr, msg) \
-	UNUSED_ATTRIBUTE typedef char msg[!!(expr) * 2 - 1]
-
 // Macros to facilitate writing position vectors to a stream
 // Usage:
 //	v3s16 pos(1,2,3);