diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/no_panic.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/no_panic.rs
index b5de6eeb2..19336e60e 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/no_panic.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/no_panic.rs
@@ -254,17 +254,17 @@ unsafe fn panic_msg(panic: &Panic) -> Option<&str> {
 unsafe fn external_from_panic(env: Env, panic: Panic) -> Local {
     let fail = || fatal_error("Failed to create a neon::types::JsBox from a panic");
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::create_external(
+
+    if napi::create_external(
         env,
         Box::into_raw(Box::new(DebugSendWrapper::new(panic))).cast(),
         Some(finalize_panic),
         ptr::null_mut(),
         result.as_mut_ptr(),
-    );
-
-    match status {
-        Ok(()) => (),
-        Err(_) => fail(),
+    )
+    .is_err()
+    {
+        fail();
     }
 
     let external = result.assume_init();
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/object.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/object.rs
index 98eb694e7..fe049c98f 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/object.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/object.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use super::{
 
 /// Mutates the `out` argument to refer to a `napi_value` containing a newly created JavaScript Object.
 pub unsafe fn new(out: &mut Local, env: Env) {
-    assert!(napi::create_object(env, out as *mut _).is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(napi::create_object(env, out as *mut _), Ok(()));
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-8")]
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs
index 99726e433..ce793b7f5 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs
@@ -182,11 +182,13 @@ impl<T> Drop for ThreadsafeFunction<T> {
         }
 
         unsafe {
-            assert!(napi::release_threadsafe_function(
-                self.tsfn.0,
-                napi::ThreadsafeFunctionReleaseMode::Release,
-            )
-            .is_ok());
+            assert_eq!(
+                napi::release_threadsafe_function(
+                    self.tsfn.0,
+                    napi::ThreadsafeFunctionReleaseMode::Release,
+                ),
+                Ok(())
+            );
         };
     }
 }