diff --git a/src/EnumHelper.h b/src/EnumHelper.h
index 6de115163a..6f34ac2194 100644
--- a/src/EnumHelper.h
+++ b/src/EnumHelper.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const RString &EnumToString( int iVal, int iMax, const char **szNameArray, std::
 
 #define XToString(X) \
 const RString& X##ToString(X x); \
-COMPILE_ASSERT( NUM_##X == ARRAYLEN(X##Names) ); \
+static_assert( NUM_##X == ARRAYLEN(X##Names) ); \
 const RString& X##ToString( X x ) \
 {	\
 	static std::unique_ptr<RString> as_##X##Name[NUM_##X+2]; \
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace LuaHelpers \
  * @author Chris Danford, Glenn Maynard (c) 2004-2006
  * @section LICENSE
  * All rights reserved.
- * 
+ *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
  * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
  * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace LuaHelpers \
  * copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
  * the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this
  * permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
- * 
+ *
  * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
  * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
  * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
diff --git a/src/Game.cpp b/src/Game.cpp
index a4783f2dc9..b2e318cca3 100644
--- a/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/Game.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const Game::PerButtonInfo g_CommonButtonInfo[] =
 
 const Game::PerButtonInfo *Game::GetPerButtonInfo( GameButton gb ) const
 {
-	COMPILE_ASSERT( GAME_BUTTON_NEXT == ARRAYLEN(g_CommonButtonInfo) );
+	static_assert( GAME_BUTTON_NEXT == ARRAYLEN(g_CommonButtonInfo) );
 	if( gb < GAME_BUTTON_NEXT )
 		return &g_CommonButtonInfo[gb];
 	else
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TapNoteScore Game::GetMapJudgmentTo( TapNoteScore tns ) const
 	switch(tns)
 	{
 		case TNS_W1: return m_mapW1To;
-		case TNS_W2: return m_mapW2To; 
+		case TNS_W2: return m_mapW2To;
 		case TNS_W3: return m_mapW3To;
 		case TNS_W4: return m_mapW4To;
 		case TNS_W5: return m_mapW5To;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TapNoteScore Game::GetMapJudgmentTo( TapNoteScore tns ) const
 // lua start
 #include "LuaBinding.h"
 
-/** @brief Allow Lua to have access to the Game. */ 
+/** @brief Allow Lua to have access to the Game. */
 class LunaGame: public Luna<Game>
 {
 public:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ LUA_REGISTER_CLASS( Game )
 /*
  * (c) 2001-2002 Chris Danford
  * All rights reserved.
- * 
+ *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
  * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
  * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ LUA_REGISTER_CLASS( Game )
  * copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
  * the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this
  * permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
- * 
+ *
  * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
  * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
  * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
diff --git a/src/InputMapper.cpp b/src/InputMapper.cpp
index c1f50715be..208bbfecab 100644
--- a/src/InputMapper.cpp
+++ b/src/InputMapper.cpp
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ static const InputScheme::GameButtonInfo g_CommonGameButtonInfo[] =
 
 const InputScheme::GameButtonInfo *InputScheme::GetGameButtonInfo( GameButton gb ) const
 {
-	COMPILE_ASSERT( GAME_BUTTON_NEXT == ARRAYLEN(g_CommonGameButtonInfo) );
+	static_assert( GAME_BUTTON_NEXT == ARRAYLEN(g_CommonGameButtonInfo) );
 	if( gb < GAME_BUTTON_NEXT )
 		return &g_CommonGameButtonInfo[gb];
 	else
diff --git a/src/LifeMeterTime.cpp b/src/LifeMeterTime.cpp
index 706aa59fa5..ece496c179 100644
--- a/src/LifeMeterTime.cpp
+++ b/src/LifeMeterTime.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static const float g_fTimeMeterSecondsChangeInit[] =
 	-4.0f, // SE_LetGo
 	-0.0f, // SE_Missed
 };
-COMPILE_ASSERT( ARRAYLEN(g_fTimeMeterSecondsChangeInit) == NUM_ScoreEvent );
+static_assert( ARRAYLEN(g_fTimeMeterSecondsChangeInit) == NUM_ScoreEvent );
 
 static void TimeMeterSecondsChangeInit( std::size_t /*ScoreEvent*/ i, RString &sNameOut, float &defaultValueOut )
 {
diff --git a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp
index 23ffad787c..93526d72bb 100644
--- a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static EffectMode EffectModes[] =
 {
 	EffectMode_YUYV422,
 };
-COMPILE_ASSERT( ARRAYLEN(EffectModes) == NUM_PixelFormatYCbCr );
+static_assert( ARRAYLEN(EffectModes) == NUM_PixelFormatYCbCr );
 
 EffectMode MovieTexture_Generic::GetEffectMode( MovieDecoderPixelFormatYCbCr fmt )
 {
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index acad921f2b..287dc3291b 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ void ShowWarningOrTrace( const char *file, int line, const char *message, bool b
 #define SM_UNIQUE_NAME2(x,line) SM_UNIQUE_NAME3(x, line)
 #define SM_UNIQUE_NAME(x) SM_UNIQUE_NAME2(x, __LINE__)
 
-template <bool> struct CompileAssert;
-template <> struct CompileAssert<true> { };
-template<int> struct CompileAssertDecl { };
-#define COMPILE_ASSERT(COND) typedef CompileAssertDecl< sizeof(CompileAssert<!!(COND)>) > CompileAssertInst
-
 #include "StdString.h"
 /** @brief Use RStrings throughout the program. */
 typedef StdString::CStdString RString;