diff --git a/src/entt/config/config.h b/src/entt/config/config.h
index ed0859dc6..5e1a013fd 100644
--- a/src/entt/config/config.h
+++ b/src/entt/config/config.h
@@ -12,19 +12,14 @@
 #endif // ENTT_HS_SUFFIX
 
 
-#ifndef ENTT_TAG_SUFFIX
-#define ENTT_TAG_SUFFIX _tag
-#endif // ENTT_TAG_SUFFIX
-
-
 #ifndef ENTT_NO_ATOMIC
 #include <atomic>
 template<typename Type>
 using maybe_atomic_t = std::atomic<Type>;
-#else // ENTT_USE_ATOMIC
+#else // ENTT_NO_ATOMIC
 template<typename Type>
 using maybe_atomic_t = Type;
-#endif // ENTT_USE_ATOMIC
+#endif // ENTT_NO_ATOMIC
 
 
 #ifndef ENTT_ID_TYPE
@@ -33,15 +28,17 @@ using maybe_atomic_t = Type;
 #endif // ENTT_ID_TYPE
 
 
-#ifndef ENTT_ENTITY_TYPE
-#include <cstdint>
-#define ENTT_ENTITY_TYPE std::uint32_t
-#endif // ENTT_ENTITY_TYPE
-
-
 #ifndef ENTT_PAGE_SIZE
 #define ENTT_PAGE_SIZE 32768
 #endif
 
 
+#ifndef ENTT_DISABLE_ASSERT
+#include <cassert>
+#define ENTT_ASSERT(condition) assert(condition)
+#else // ENTT_DISABLE_ASSERT
+#define ENTT_ASSERT(...) ((void)0)
+#endif // ENTT_DISABLE_ASSERT
+
+
 #endif // ENTT_CONFIG_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/fwd.hpp b/src/entt/entity/fwd.hpp
index e1a8ebe6d..c455a40e1 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/fwd.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/fwd.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define ENTT_ENTITY_FWD_HPP
 
 
+#include <cstdint>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ template<typename>
 class basic_continuous_loader;
 
 /*! @brief Alias declaration for the most common use case. */
-using entity = ENTT_ENTITY_TYPE;
+using entity = std::uint32_t;
 
 /*! @brief Alias declaration for the most common use case. */
 using registry = basic_registry<entity>;
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
index 62be154bd..23ae2e2a7 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define ENTT_ENTITY_GROUP_HPP
 
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ public:
     template<typename... Component>
     std::conditional_t<sizeof...(Component) == 1, std::tuple_element_t<0, std::tuple<Component &...>>, std::tuple<Component &...>>
     get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entt) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(contains(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(contains(entt));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
             return (std::get<pool_type<Component> *>(pools)->get(entt), ...);
@@ -606,7 +605,7 @@ public:
     template<typename... Component>
     std::conditional_t<sizeof...(Component) == 1, std::tuple_element_t<0, std::tuple<Component &...>>, std::tuple<Component &...>>
     get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entt) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(contains(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(contains(entt));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
             return (std::get<pool_type<Component> *>(pools)->get(entt), ...);
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index dd763b67b..34a7cb3be 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ public:
      */
     version_type current(const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         const auto pos = size_type(entity & traits_type::entity_mask);
-        assert(pos < entities.size());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(pos < entities.size());
         return version_type(entities[pos] >> traits_type::entity_shift);
     }
 
@@ -526,7 +525,7 @@ public:
         } else {
             entity = entities.emplace_back(entity_type(entities.size()));
             // traits_type::entity_mask is reserved to allow for null identifiers
-            assert(entity < traits_type::entity_mask);
+            ENTT_ASSERT(entity < traits_type::entity_mask);
         }
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 0) {
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ public:
      * @param entity A valid entity identifier.
      */
     void destroy(const entity_type entity) {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
 
         for(auto pos = pools.size(); pos; --pos) {
             auto &pdata = pools[pos-1];
@@ -628,7 +627,7 @@ public:
         };
 
         // just a way to protect users from listeners that attach components
-        assert(orphan(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(orphan(entity));
         release(entity);
     }
 
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename It>
     void destroy(It first, It last) {
-        assert(std::all_of(first, last, [this](const auto entity) { return valid(entity); }));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(std::all_of(first, last, [this](const auto entity) { return valid(entity); }));
 
         for(auto pos = pools.size(); pos; --pos) {
             auto &pdata = pools[pos-1];
@@ -655,7 +654,7 @@ public:
         };
 
         // just a way to protect users from listeners that attach components
-        assert(std::all_of(first, last, [this](const auto entity) { return orphan(entity); }));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(std::all_of(first, last, [this](const auto entity) { return orphan(entity); }));
 
         std::for_each(first, last, [this](const auto entity) {
             release(entity);
@@ -684,7 +683,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Component, typename... Args>
     Component & assign(const entity_type entity, Args &&... args) {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
         return assure<Component>()->construct(entity, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
@@ -703,7 +702,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Component>
     void remove(const entity_type entity) {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
         pool<Component>()->destroy(entity);
     }
 
@@ -721,7 +720,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename... Component>
     bool has(const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
         [[maybe_unused]] const auto cpools = std::make_tuple(pool<Component>()...);
         return ((std::get<const pool_type<Component> *>(cpools)
                  ? std::get<const pool_type<Component> *>(cpools)->has(entity)
@@ -744,7 +743,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename... Component>
     decltype(auto) get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
             return (pool<Component>()->get(entity), ...);
@@ -789,7 +788,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Component, typename... Args>
     Component & get_or_assign(const entity_type entity, Args &&... args) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
         auto *cpool = assure<Component>();
         auto *comp = cpool->try_get(entity);
         return comp ? *comp : cpool->construct(entity, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
@@ -809,7 +808,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename... Component>
     auto try_get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
             const auto cpools = std::make_tuple(pool<Component>()...);
@@ -1002,7 +1001,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Component, typename Compare, typename Sort = std_sort, typename... Args>
     void sort(Compare compare, Sort sort = Sort{}, Args &&... args) {
-        assert(!owned<Component>());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!owned<Component>());
         assure<Component>()->sort(std::move(compare), std::move(sort), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
@@ -1045,7 +1044,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename To, typename From>
     void sort() {
-        assert(!owned<To>());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!owned<To>());
         assure<To>()->respect(*assure<From>());
     }
 
@@ -1065,7 +1064,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Component>
     void reset(const entity_type entity) {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
         auto *cpool = assure<Component>();
 
         if(cpool->has(entity)) {
@@ -1162,7 +1161,7 @@ public:
      * @return True if the entity is an orphan, false otherwise.
      */
     bool orphan(const entity_type entity) const {
-        assert(valid(entity));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
         bool orphan = true;
 
         for(std::size_t i = {}; i < pools.size() && orphan; ++i) {
@@ -1331,7 +1330,7 @@ public:
             });
 
             if(it == inner_groups.cend()) {
-                assert(!(owned<Owned>() || ...));
+                ENTT_ASSERT(!(owned<Owned>() || ...));
                 using group_type = owning_group<type_list<std::decay_t<Exclude>...>, type_list<std::decay_t<Get>...>, std::decay_t<Owned>...>;
                 auto &gdata = inner_groups.emplace_back();
 
@@ -1466,7 +1465,7 @@ public:
                 auto &curr = other.pools[pos-1];
                 curr.pool = pdata.pool->clone();
                 curr.runtime_type = pdata.runtime_type;
-                assert(curr.pool);
+                ENTT_ASSERT(curr.pool);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1657,7 +1656,7 @@ public:
     template<typename Type>
     const Type & ctx() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         const auto *instance = try_ctx<Type>();
-        assert(instance);
+        ENTT_ASSERT(instance);
         return *instance;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/snapshot.hpp b/src/entt/entity/snapshot.hpp
index 764aa81fb..72b94268f 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/snapshot.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/snapshot.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <utility>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ class basic_snapshot_loader {
           force{fn}
     {
         // to restore a snapshot as a whole requires a clean registry
-        assert(!reg.capacity());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!reg.capacity());
     }
 
     template<typename Archive>
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
index cb69018c4..32d7f23a7 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "../core/algorithm.hpp"
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ public:
      * @return The position of the entity in the sparse set.
      */
     size_type get(const entity_type entt) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(has(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(has(entt));
         auto [page, offset] = index(entt);
         return size_type(reverse[page][offset]);
     }
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ public:
      * @param entt A valid entity identifier.
      */
     void construct(const entity_type entt) {
-        assert(!has(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!has(entt));
         auto [page, offset] = index(entt);
         assure(page);
         reverse[page][offset] = entity_type(direct.size());
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ public:
     template<typename It>
     void batch(It first, It last) {
         std::for_each(first, last, [next = entity_type(direct.size()), this](const auto entt) mutable {
-            assert(!has(entt));
+            ENTT_ASSERT(!has(entt));
             auto [page, offset] = index(entt);
             assure(page);
             reverse[page][offset] = next++;
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ public:
      * @param entt A valid entity identifier.
      */
     virtual void destroy(const entity_type entt) {
-        assert(has(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(has(entt));
         auto [from_page, from_offset] = index(entt);
         auto [to_page, to_offset] = index(direct.back());
         std::swap(direct[size_type(reverse[from_page][from_offset])], direct.back());
@@ -462,8 +461,8 @@ public:
      * @param rhs A valid position within the sparse set.
      */
     void swap(const size_type lhs, const size_type rhs) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(lhs < direct.size());
-        assert(rhs < direct.size());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(lhs < direct.size());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(rhs < direct.size());
         auto [src_page, src_offset] = index(direct[lhs]);
         auto [dst_page, dst_offset] = index(direct[rhs]);
         std::swap(reverse[src_page][src_offset], reverse[dst_page][dst_offset]);
@@ -906,7 +905,7 @@ public:
      */
     const object_type & get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entt) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         if constexpr(std::is_empty_v<object_type>) {
-            assert(underlying_type::has(entt));
+            ENTT_ASSERT(underlying_type::has(entt));
             return instances;
         } else {
             return instances[underlying_type::get(entt)];
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/view.hpp b/src/entt/entity/view.hpp
index 4dd5e88bf..dd80fc38a 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/view.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/view.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <array>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ public:
     template<typename... Comp>
     std::conditional_t<sizeof...(Comp) == 1, std::tuple_element_t<0, std::tuple<Comp &...>>, std::tuple<Comp &...>>
     get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entt) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(contains(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(contains(entt));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Comp) == 1) {
             return (std::get<pool_type<Comp> *>(pools)->get(entt), ...);
@@ -603,7 +602,7 @@ public:
      * @return The component assigned to the entity.
      */
     raw_type & get(const entity_type entt) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(contains(entt));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(contains(entt));
         return pool->get(entt);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/locator/locator.hpp b/src/entt/locator/locator.hpp
index c3da8f3c1..8d529f903 100644
--- a/src/entt/locator/locator.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/locator/locator.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
-#include <cassert>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 
 
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ struct service_locator {
      * @param ptr Service to use to replace the current one.
      */
     inline static void set(std::shared_ptr<Service> ptr) {
-        assert(static_cast<bool>(ptr));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(static_cast<bool>(ptr));
         service = std::move(ptr);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp b/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
index 4b5c29e3d..51bae5736 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define ENTT_META_FACTORY_HPP
 
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <utility>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class meta_factory {
             }
         };
 
-        assert(!duplicate(meta_any{std::get<0>(prop)}, node.next));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!duplicate(meta_any{std::get<0>(prop)}, node.next));
         return &node;
     }
 
@@ -110,8 +109,8 @@ class meta_factory {
             }
         };
 
-        assert(!duplicate(name, node.next));
-        assert(!internal::meta_info<Type>::type);
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!duplicate(name, node.next));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!internal::meta_info<Type>::type);
         internal::meta_info<Type>::type = &node;
         internal::meta_info<>::type = &node;
 
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template base<Base>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template base<Base>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template base<Base> = &node;
         type->base = &node;
 
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template conv<To>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template conv<To>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template conv<To> = &node;
         type->conv = &node;
 
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template ctor<typename helper_type::args_type>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template ctor<typename helper_type::args_type>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template ctor<typename helper_type::args_type> = &node;
         type->ctor = &node;
 
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template ctor<typename helper_type::args_type>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template ctor<typename helper_type::args_type>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template ctor<typename helper_type::args_type> = &node;
         type->ctor = &node;
 
@@ -298,8 +297,8 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert(!internal::meta_info<Type>::type->dtor);
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template dtor<Func>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!internal::meta_info<Type>::type->dtor);
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template dtor<Func>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template dtor<Func> = &node;
         internal::meta_info<Type>::type->dtor = &node;
 
@@ -342,8 +341,8 @@ public:
                 }
             };
 
-            assert(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
-            assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Data>));
+            ENTT_ASSERT(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
+            ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Data>));
             internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Data> = &node;
             type->data = &node;
         } else {
@@ -364,8 +363,8 @@ public:
                 }
             };
 
-            assert(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
-            assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Data>));
+            ENTT_ASSERT(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
+            ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Data>));
             internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Data> = &node;
             type->data = &node;
         }
@@ -416,8 +415,8 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Setter, Getter>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Setter, Getter>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template data<Setter, Getter> = &node;
         type->data = &node;
 
@@ -461,8 +460,8 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
-        assert(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
-        assert((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template func<Func>));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(!duplicate(hashed_string{str}, node.next));
+        ENTT_ASSERT((!internal::meta_info<Type>::template func<Func>));
         internal::meta_info<Type>::template func<Func> = &node;
         type->func = &node;
 
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index f5cc0a5bc..75c51c565 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <memory>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <utility>
 #include <functional>
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename Type>
     inline const Type & cast() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(can_cast<Type>());
+        ENTT_ASSERT(can_cast<Type>());
         return *internal::try_cast<Type>(node, instance);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp b/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp
index 61c5156ee..6449ad0be 100644
--- a/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/process/scheduler.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <utility>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class scheduler {
         continuation(process_handler *ref)
             : handler{ref}
         {
-            assert(handler);
+            ENTT_ASSERT(handler);
         }
 
         template<typename Proc, typename... Args>
diff --git a/src/entt/resource/handle.hpp b/src/entt/resource/handle.hpp
index c21fcbaba..78017a461 100644
--- a/src/entt/resource/handle.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/resource/handle.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
-#include <cassert>
 #include "../config/config.h"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public:
      * @return A reference to the managed resource.
      */
     const Resource & get() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(static_cast<bool>(resource));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(static_cast<bool>(resource));
         return *resource;
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ public:
      * contains no resource at all.
      */
     inline const Resource * operator->() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        assert(static_cast<bool>(resource));
+        ENTT_ASSERT(static_cast<bool>(resource));
         return resource.get();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp b/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp
index d2ee091b9..6c4d4a0f0 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define ENTT_SIGNAL_DELEGATE_HPP
 
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ public:
      * @return The value returned by the underlying function.
      */
     Ret operator()(Args... args) const {
-        assert(fn);
+        ENTT_ASSERT(fn);
         return fn(data, args...);
     }