diff --git a/src/assert/assert_subroutine_m.F90 b/src/assert_m.F90
similarity index 98%
rename from src/assert/assert_subroutine_m.F90
rename to src/assert_m.F90
index 81edb3b..7a49bd3 100644
--- a/src/assert/assert_subroutine_m.F90
+++ b/src/assert_m.F90
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "assert_features.h"
 
-module assert_subroutine_m
+module assert_m
   !! summary: Utility for runtime enforcement of logical assertions.
   !! usage: error-terminate if the assertion fails:
   !!
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@ pure subroutine assert_always(assertion, description, file, line)
 
   end subroutine
 
-end module assert_subroutine_m
+end module assert_m
 
diff --git a/src/assert_m.f90 b/src/assert_m.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index b9a95e3..0000000
--- a/src/assert_m.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-module assert_m
-  !! Public interface
-  use assert_subroutine_m ! DO NOT PLACE AN ONLY CLAUSE HERE! 
-                          ! All public members of assert_subroutine_m are exported
-  implicit none
-end module