diff --git a/consistency_check/consistency.py b/consistency_check/consistency.py
index 026f21162db..1eb7540ad73 100755
--- a/consistency_check/consistency.py
+++ b/consistency_check/consistency.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def load_se_dump(se_dump_path):
     se_dump = pd.read_csv(se_dump_path, names=["pfn", "se_cks"], delimiter="|", index_col="pfn")
     se_dump["se_cks"] = se_dump["se_cks"].str.lower().str.pad(8, fillchar="0")
     se_dump["version"] = "se_dump"
-    assert not se_dump.index.duplicated().any(), f"Duplicated entries in SE dump {se_dump[se_dump.index.duplicated()]}"
+    if se_dump.index.duplicated().any():
+        raise AssertionError(f"Duplicated entries in SE dump {se_dump[se_dump.index.duplicated()]}")
 
     return se_dump
 
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/ConfigurationSystem/Client/CSShellCLI.py b/src/DIRAC/ConfigurationSystem/Client/CSShellCLI.py
index f2c04055f38..d1e0336bafc 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/ConfigurationSystem/Client/CSShellCLI.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/ConfigurationSystem/Client/CSShellCLI.py
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ def do_cd(self, line):
         Go one directory deeper in the CS"""
         # Check if invariant holds
         if self.connected:
-            assert self.root == "/" or not self.root.endswith("/")
-            assert self.root.startswith("/")
+            if (self.root != "/") and self.root.endswith("/"):
+                raise AssertionError("Unexpected trailing / on path")
+            if not self.root.startswith("/"):
+                raise AssertionError("Root path doesn't start with /")
             secs = self.modificator.getSections(self.root)
             if line == "..":
                 self.root = os.path.dirname(self.root)
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/LCG/GOCDBClient.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/LCG/GOCDBClient.py
index 5486302efb3..77a5929eafd 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/LCG/GOCDBClient.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/LCG/GOCDBClient.py
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ def getServiceEndpointInfo(self, granularity, entity):
 
           :attr:`entity` : a string. Actual name of the entity.
         """
-        assert isinstance(granularity, str) and isinstance(entity, str)
+        if (not isinstance(granularity, str)) or (not isinstance(entity, str)):
+            raise AssertionError("Granularity or entity are not expected types")
         try:
             serviceXML = self._getServiceEndpointCurlDownload(granularity, entity)
             return S_OK(self._serviceEndpointXMLParsing(serviceXML))
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/Graphs/PieGraph.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/Graphs/PieGraph.py
index 56b0e5a61b2..0fbdd1a1155 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/Graphs/PieGraph.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/Graphs/PieGraph.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def pie(self, explode=None, colors=None, autopct=None, pctdistance=0.6, shadow=F
         labels = [l[0] for l in labels]
         if explode is None:
             explode = [0] * len(x)
-        assert len(x) == len(labels)
-        assert len(x) == len(explode)
+        if (len(x) != len(labels)) or (len(x) != len(explode)):
+            raise AssertionError("'labels' or 'explode' length doesn't make x-values length!")
         plot_axis_labels = self.prefs.get("plot_axis_labels", True)
 
         center = 0, 0
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
index 683d25f4251..0ded990bbc5 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
@@ -173,9 +173,7 @@ def _checkFields(inFields, inValues):
     if inFields is None and inValues is None:
         return S_OK()
 
-    try:
-        assert len(inFields) == len(inValues)
-    except AssertionError:
+    if len(inFields) != len(inValues):
         return S_ERROR(DErrno.EMYSQL, "Mismatch between inFields and inValues.")
 
     return S_OK()
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Resources/MessageQueue/Simple/StompInterface.py b/src/DIRAC/Resources/MessageQueue/Simple/StompInterface.py
index 829a3e0c182..06fece28009 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/Resources/MessageQueue/Simple/StompInterface.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Resources/MessageQueue/Simple/StompInterface.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ def _resolve_brokers(alias: str, port: int, ipv4Only: bool = False, ipv6Only: bo
     :param ipv6Only: Only return IPv6
     :return: A list of tuples (resolved ip, port)
     """
-    assert not (ipv4Only and ipv6Only)
+    if ipv4Only and ipv6Only:
+        raise AssertionError("ipv4Only & ipv6Only are mutually exclusive")
 
     brokers = list()
 
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Resources/Storage/FileStorage.py b/src/DIRAC/Resources/Storage/FileStorage.py
index 9302eba149d..4f91040155a 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/Resources/Storage/FileStorage.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Resources/Storage/FileStorage.py
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def set_xattr_adler32(path, checksum):
         + value_field  # 64 bytes
     )  # Total: 96 bytes
 
-    assert len(xrd_cks_data) == 96, f"Structure size mismatch: {len(xrd_cks_data)}"
+    if len(xrd_cks_data) != 96:
+        raise AssertionError(f"Structure size mismatch: {len(xrd_cks_data)}")
 
     # Set the extended attribute
     # XRootD uses "XrdCks.adler32" which becomes "user.XrdCks.adler32" on Linux