The athlete had been expected to take the stand on Friday.The trial, in the South African city of Pretoria, has already heard 15 days of prosecution-led testimony.
Mr Pistorius denies deliberately shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in February 2013, saying he mistook her for an intruder.
Prosecutors allege that he killed her after an argument.
Judge Thokozile Masipa, announcing that the assessor was ill, said that in her absence the court was "not properly constituted".
The judge suggested the date of 7 April to resume the trial, which both prosecution and defence teams accepted.
Under South African law, there is no jury system and two assessors, normally lawyers or retired magistrates, help the judge reach a decision in serious cases.
The BBC's Karen Allen in Pretoria says that, although Mr Pistorius is not legally obliged to testify, he is the only witness to the alleged murder and is expected to testify when the trial restarts.
His lawyers had previously told journalists that it was "likely" they would call him to give evidence first, she adds.
Prosecution testimony has relied on accounts from neighbours and specialist ballistics, forensic and mobile phone evidence.
Our correspondent says the defence had been due to address key questions, in particular:
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