diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/costsize.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/costsize.c
index ed07e2f..3c35968 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/costsize.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/costsize.c
@@ -4517,15 +4517,11 @@ set_subquery_size_estimates(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel)
 {
 	PlannerInfo *subroot = rel->subroot;
 	RelOptInfo *sub_final_rel;
-	RangeTblEntry *rte PG_USED_FOR_ASSERTS_ONLY;
 	ListCell   *lc;
 
 	/* Should only be applied to base relations that are subqueries */
 	Assert(rel->relid > 0);
-#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
-	rte = planner_rt_fetch(rel->relid, root);
-	Assert(rte->rtekind == RTE_SUBQUERY);
-#endif
+	Assert((planner_rt_fetch(rel->relid, root))->rtekind == RTE_SUBQUERY);
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy raw number of output rows from subquery.  All of its paths should
@@ -4637,14 +4633,9 @@ set_function_size_estimates(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel)
 void
 set_tablefunc_size_estimates(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel)
 {
-	RangeTblEntry *rte PG_USED_FOR_ASSERTS_ONLY;
-
 	/* Should only be applied to base relations that are functions */
 	Assert(rel->relid > 0);
-#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
-	rte = planner_rt_fetch(rel->relid, root);
-	Assert(rte->rtekind == RTE_TABLEFUNC);
-#endif
+	Assert((planner_rt_fetch(rel->relid, root))->rtekind == RTE_TABLEFUNC);
 
 	rel->tuples = 100;