diff --git a/src/distribution/dirichlet.rs b/src/distribution/dirichlet.rs
index fffab765..5e08d0a4 100644
--- a/src/distribution/dirichlet.rs
+++ b/src/distribution/dirichlet.rs
@@ -339,31 +339,27 @@ where
     /// `Π` is the product from `1` to `K`, `Σ` is the sum from `1` to `K`,
     /// and `K` is the number of concentration parameters
     fn ln_pdf(&self, x: &OVector<f64, D>) -> f64 {
-        // TODO: would it be clearer here to just do a for loop instead
-        // of using iterators?
         if self.alpha.len() != x.len() {
             panic!("Arguments must have correct dimensions.");
         }
-        if x.iter().any(|&x| x <= 0.0 || x >= 1.0) {
-            panic!("Arguments must be in (0, 1)");
-        }
-        let (term, sum_xi, sum_alpha) = x
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|pair| (pair.1, self.alpha[pair.0]))
-            .fold((0.0, 0.0, 0.0), |acc, pair| {
-                (
-                    acc.0 + (pair.1 - 1.0) * pair.0.ln() - gamma::ln_gamma(pair.1),
-                    acc.1 + pair.0,
-                    acc.2 + pair.1,
-                )
-            });
-
-        if !prec::almost_eq(sum_xi, 1.0, 1e-4) {
-            panic!();
-        } else {
-            term + gamma::ln_gamma(sum_alpha)
+
+        let mut term = 0.0;
+        let mut sum_x = 0.0;
+        let mut sum_alpha = 0.0;
+
+        for (&x_i, &alpha_i) in x.iter().zip(self.alpha.iter()) {
+            assert!(0.0 < x_i && x_i < 1.0, "Arguments must be in (0, 1)");
+
+            term += (alpha_i - 1.0) * x_i.ln() - gamma::ln_gamma(alpha_i);
+            sum_x += x_i;
+            sum_alpha += alpha_i;
         }
+
+        assert!(
+            prec::almost_eq(sum_x, 1.0, 1e-4),
+            "Arguments must sum up to 1"
+        );
+        term + gamma::ln_gamma(sum_alpha)
     }
 }