diff --git a/eosevm/assert.hpp b/eosevm/assert.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6b3cd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eosevm/assert.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifdef ANTELOPE
+#include <eosio/eosio.hpp>
+#else
+#include <silkworm/silkworm/core/common/assert.hpp>
+#endif
+
+namespace eosevm {
+
+static void abort(const char* msg) {
+    #ifdef ANTELOPE
+    eosio::check(false, msg);
+    #else
+    silkworm::abort_due_to_assertion_failure(msg, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+    #endif
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/eosevm/version.hpp b/eosevm/version.hpp
index 99dc6e71..1207668d 100644
--- a/eosevm/version.hpp
+++ b/eosevm/version.hpp
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <silkworm/core/types/block.hpp>
 #include <silkworm/core/common/endian.hpp>
-#ifdef ANTELOPE
-#include <eosio/eosio.hpp>
-#endif
+#include <eosevm/assert.hpp>
 namespace eosevm {
 
 static constexpr uint64_t max_eos_evm_version = 1;
@@ -28,11 +26,7 @@ inline evmc_revision version_to_evmc_revision(uint64_t version) {
         case 1: return EVMC_ISTANBUL;
     }
     auto msg = "Unknown EOSEVM version: " + std::to_string(version);
-    #ifdef ANTELOPE
-    eosio::check(false, msg.c_str());
-    #else
-    silkworm::abort_due_to_assertion_failure(msg.c_str(), __FILE__, __LINE__);
-    #endif
+    eosevm::abort(msg.c_str());
     return static_cast<evmc_revision>(0);
 }