diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs
index d1a2ddbdb347..e2d291a536da 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> ItemLowerer<'a, 'hir> {
 
         for (def_id, info) in lctx.children {
             let owner = self.owners.ensure_contains_elem(def_id, || hir::MaybeOwner::Phantom);
-            debug_assert!(
+            assert!(
                 matches!(owner, hir::MaybeOwner::Phantom),
                 "duplicate copy of {def_id:?} in lctx.children"
             );
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> ItemLowerer<'a, 'hir> {
             match node {
                 AstOwner::NonOwner => {}
                 AstOwner::Crate(c) => {
-                    debug_assert_eq!(self.resolver.node_id_to_def_id[&CRATE_NODE_ID], CRATE_DEF_ID);
+                    assert_eq!(self.resolver.node_id_to_def_id[&CRATE_NODE_ID], CRATE_DEF_ID);
                     self.with_lctx(CRATE_NODE_ID, |lctx| {
                         let module = lctx.lower_mod(&c.items, &c.spans);
                         // FIXME(jdonszelman): is dummy span ever a problem here?
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
     ) -> hir::BodyId {
         let body = hir::Body { params, value: self.arena.alloc(value) };
         let id = body.id();
-        debug_assert_eq!(id.hir_id.owner, self.current_hir_id_owner);
+        assert_eq!(id.hir_id.owner, self.current_hir_id_owner);
         self.bodies.push((id.hir_id.local_id, self.arena.alloc(body)));
         id
     }
@@ -1673,8 +1673,8 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
         itctx: ImplTraitContext,
         f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self) -> T,
     ) -> (&'hir hir::Generics<'hir>, T) {
-        debug_assert!(self.impl_trait_defs.is_empty());
-        debug_assert!(self.impl_trait_bounds.is_empty());
+        assert!(self.impl_trait_defs.is_empty());
+        assert!(self.impl_trait_bounds.is_empty());
 
         // Error if `?Trait` bounds in where clauses don't refer directly to type parameters.
         // Note: we used to clone these bounds directly onto the type parameter (and avoid lowering