diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8340c7f..af9ddf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Added
 ### Changed
 ### Removed
+ - Debug assertion in Peripherals::steal() is removed so peripherals can be stolen in panic_fmt.
 ## [0.8.0] - 2018-02-13
 ### Removed
  - PCC dummy register was removed. These register should not be used as there are no hardware corresponding to them.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 236c7b6..8a0e3f1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1153,7 +1153,6 @@ impl Peripherals {
     }
     #[doc = r" Unchecked version of `Peripherals::take`"]
     pub unsafe fn steal() -> Self {
-        debug_assert!(!DEVICE_PERIPHERALS);
         DEVICE_PERIPHERALS = true;
         Peripherals {
             CSE_PRAM: CSE_PRAM {