diff --git a/src/c_string.rs b/src/c_string.rs
index 6f38d094..8ad0caf5 100644
--- a/src/c_string.rs
+++ b/src/c_string.rs
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ impl<const N: usize> CString<N> {
     /// Converts the [`CString`] to a [`CStr`] slice.
     #[inline]
     pub fn as_c_str(&self) -> &CStr {
-        debug_assert!(CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(&self.inner).is_ok());
-
         unsafe { CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(&self.inner) }
     }
 
@@ -261,8 +259,6 @@ impl<const N: usize> CString<N> {
     /// ```
     #[inline]
     pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.inner.last().copied(), Some(0));
-
         &self.inner[..self.inner.len() - 1]
     }
 }