Fixes #475: never put non-debug code in an assert()

[kgiusti]

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Merging #476 (0f9625f) into main (e43f50f) will not change coverage.
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[jiridanek]

: facepalm :, I thought I fixed this long time ago, and I did, but it's only as a commit in unmerged PR which I forgot actually carries anything urgent, cf2bd76 :( sorry about that

[kgiusti]

No sweat - there isn't a C programmer worth their salt that hasn't been bit by this one!