diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/renderAttrib.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/renderAttrib.cxx
index 3b8c68ad0c..10db3de16d 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/renderAttrib.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/renderAttrib.cxx
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ release_new() {
 
   if (_saved_entry != -1) {
     _saved_entry = -1;
-    nassertv(_attribs->remove(this));
+    nassertv_always(_attribs->remove(this));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/renderState.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/renderState.cxx
index 8faef8676c..43a81bf83e 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/renderState.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/renderState.cxx
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ release_new() {
 
   if (_saved_entry != -1) {
     _saved_entry = -1;
-    nassertv(_states->remove(this));
+    nassertv_always(_states->remove(this));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/transformState.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/transformState.cxx
index ae0d99b794..3c28e358bf 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/transformState.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/transformState.cxx
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ release_new() {
 
   if (_saved_entry != -1) {
     _saved_entry = -1;
-    nassertv(_states->remove(this));
+    nassertv_always(_states->remove(this));
   }
 }