Remove remaining incorrect assert calls from implementation

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diff --git a/README-maintainer b/README-maintainer
index f4c54324..2e11a11b 100644
--- a/README-maintainer
+++ b/README-maintainer
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ CODING RULES
   "Code Formatting" section in manual/contributing.rst for details.
   See also "CODE FORMATTING" below.
 
+* Do not use assert in non-test code for any purpose other than as a
+  sanity check during development that would be safe to remove in
+  production. assert is for strong invariant checking. When developing
+  and using assert for that purpose, make sure to use the Debug
+  configuration since assert is disabled in other configurations.
+
 * In a source file, include the header file that declares the source
   class first followed by a blank line. If a config file is needed
   first, put a blank line between that and the header followed by