diff --git a/core/src/actions_normalize.cpp b/core/src/actions_normalize.cpp
index 8ed810b2d0..4402d4df8a 100644
--- a/core/src/actions_normalize.cpp
+++ b/core/src/actions_normalize.cpp
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ bool km::core::actions_normalize(
   /* in, out */ km::core::context *app_context,
   /* in, out */ km_core_actions &actions
 ) {
-  assert(actions != nullptr);
   assert(cached_context != nullptr);
   assert(app_context != nullptr);
-  if(actions == nullptr || cached_context == nullptr || app_context == nullptr) {
+  if(cached_context == nullptr || app_context == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/km_core_action_api.cpp b/core/src/km_core_action_api.cpp
index ec65ae678e..93da21ebdc 100644
--- a/core/src/km_core_action_api.cpp
+++ b/core/src/km_core_action_api.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "keyman_core.h"