diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/assertions.rs b/wgpu-core/src/assertions.rs
index 98e8bd8797..95b6ac78d0 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/assertions.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/assertions.rs
@@ -35,15 +35,21 @@ macro_rules! strict_assert_ne {
 #[cfg(not(feature = "strict_asserts"))]
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! strict_assert {
-    ( $( $arg:tt )* ) => {};
+    ( $( $arg:tt )* ) => {
+        debug_assert!( $( $arg )* )
+    };
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "strict_asserts"))]
 macro_rules! strict_assert_eq {
-    ( $( $arg:tt )* ) => {};
+    ( $( $arg:tt )* ) => {
+        debug_assert_eq!( $( $arg )* )
+    };
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "strict_asserts"))]
 macro_rules! strict_assert_ne {
-    ( $( $arg:tt )* ) => {};
+    ( $( $arg:tt )* ) => {
+        debug_assert_ne!( $( $arg )* )
+    };
 }