diff --git a/queue.go b/queue.go
index c1081ec2..a6945caf 100644
--- a/queue.go
+++ b/queue.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 package sctp
 
-import "fmt"
-
 type queue[T any] struct {
 	buf   []T
 	head  int
@@ -37,9 +35,6 @@ func (q *queue[T]) PushBack(ele T) {
 }
 
 func (q *queue[T]) PopFront() T {
-	if q.count <= 0 {
-		panic("PopFront() called on empty queue")
-	}
 	ele := q.buf[q.head]
 	var zeroVal T
 	q.buf[q.head] = zeroVal
@@ -49,16 +44,10 @@ func (q *queue[T]) PopFront() T {
 }
 
 func (q *queue[T]) Front() T {
-	if q.count <= 0 {
-		panic("Front() called on empty queue")
-	}
 	return q.buf[q.head]
 }
 
 func (q *queue[T]) At(i int) T {
-	if i < 0 || i >= q.count {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("index %d out of range %d", i, q.count))
-	}
 	return q.buf[(q.head+i)%(len(q.buf))]
 }
 
diff --git a/queue_test.go b/queue_test.go
index 676ab9c1..7a19230f 100644
--- a/queue_test.go
+++ b/queue_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	q := newQueue[int](32)
-	assert.Panics(t, func() { q.PopFront() })
-	assert.Panics(t, func() { q.Front() })
 	assert.Zero(t, q.Len())
 
 	// test push & pop
@@ -32,9 +30,6 @@ func TestQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, q.Len())
 	assert.Equal(t, 11, q.At(1))
 	assert.Equal(t, 10, q.Front())
-	assert.Panics(t, func() {
-		q.At(33)
-	})
 	assert.Equal(t, 10, q.PopFront())
 	assert.Equal(t, 11, q.PopFront())