diff --git a/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol b/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol
index 7fc6c000c..5dd28c0f5 100644
--- a/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol
+++ b/contracts/payment/PullPayment.sol
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "../math/SafeMath.sol";
 /**
  * @title PullPayment
  * @dev Base contract supporting async send for pull payments. Inherit from this
- * contract and use asyncSend instead of send.
+ * contract and use asyncSend instead of send or transfer.
  */
 contract PullPayment {
   using SafeMath for uint256;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ contract PullPayment {
   uint256 public totalPayments;
 
   /**
-  * @dev withdraw accumulated balance, called by payee.
+  * @dev Withdraw accumulated balance, called by payee.
   */
   function withdrawPayments() public {
     address payee = msg.sender;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ contract PullPayment {
     totalPayments = totalPayments.sub(payment);
     payments[payee] = 0;
 
-    assert(payee.send(payment));
+    payee.transfer(payment);
   }
 
   /**