diff --git a/examples/rule_110/main.c b/examples/rule_110/main.c
index 05469ece9b8270acd10057799d8680b373d8a83e..d5006fd52ad46eb613aca4f7019310dc46121016 100644
--- a/examples/rule_110/main.c
+++ b/examples/rule_110/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // C Standard Library
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         fmpi_data_1d_in(ctx, in, in_size)
     );
     for(size_t i = 0; i < STEP_CNT; i++) {
-        const int err = fmpi_run_task(ctx, &rule_110_task);
-        if(err != FMPI_SUCCESS) {
-            printf("Error rank=%d: fmpi_task_run_sync()\n", fmpi_world_rank(ctx));
+        if(fmpi_run_task(ctx, &rule_110_task) != FMPI_SUCCESS) {
+            printf("Error rank=%d: fmpi_run_task()\n", fmpi_world_rank(ctx));
         }
     }
-    const int err = fmpi_task_finalize(ctx, &rule_110_task, FMPI_TASK_OP_GATHER);
-    if(err != FMPI_SUCCESS) {
+    if(fmpi_task_finalize(ctx, &rule_110_task, FMPI_TASK_OP_GATHER) != FMPI_SUCCESS) {
         printf("Error rank=%d: fmpi_task_finalize()\n", fmpi_world_rank(ctx));
     }
     if(fmpi_is_root(ctx)) {