diff --git a/gen/classes.cpp b/gen/classes.cpp
index 9c0376ff..7e48d548 100644
--- a/gen/classes.cpp
+++ b/gen/classes.cpp
@@ -1407,7 +1407,6 @@ void DtoDefineClassInfo(ClassDeclaration* cd)
     }
     else {
         c = llvm::ConstantExpr::getBitCast(cd->ir.irStruct->init, byteptrty);
-        assert(!cd->ir.irStruct->constInit->getType()->isAbstract());
         size_t initsz = getABITypeSize(cd->ir.irStruct->constInit->getType());
         c = DtoConstSlice(DtoConstSize_t(initsz), c);
     }
diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
index 63ae443d..f1cad18d 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
@@ -960,8 +960,6 @@ void DtoConstInitGlobal(VarDeclaration* vd)
         _type = _init->getType();
     llvm::cast<LLOpaqueType>(vd->ir.irGlobal->type.get())->refineAbstractTypeTo(_type);
     _type = vd->ir.irGlobal->type.get();
-    //_type->dump();
-    assert(!_type->isAbstract());
 
     llvm::GlobalVariable* gvar = llvm::cast<llvm::GlobalVariable>(vd->ir.irGlobal->value);
     if (!(vd->storage_class & STCextern) && (vd->getModule() == gIR->dmodule || istempl))