diff --git a/plugins/webp/src/com/android/tools/adtui/webp/WebpImageReaderSpi.java b/plugins/webp/src/com/android/tools/adtui/webp/WebpImageReaderSpi.java
index e9ed4e8fc5c4..b2c81d678863 100644
--- a/plugins/webp/src/com/android/tools/adtui/webp/WebpImageReaderSpi.java
+++ b/plugins/webp/src/com/android/tools/adtui/webp/WebpImageReaderSpi.java
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ public final class WebpImageReaderSpi extends ImageReaderSpi {
     @Override
     public @NotNull BufferedImage read(int imageIndex, ImageReadParam param) throws IOException {
       loadInfoIfNeeded();
-      if (myError == 0) {
-        throw new IOException(UNABLE_TO_READ_WEBP_IMAGE);
-      }
+      if (myError == 0) throw new IOException(UNABLE_TO_READ_WEBP_IMAGE);
       assert myInputBytes != null;
       byte[] argb = libwebp.WebPDecodeARGB(myInputBytes, myInputBytes.length, myWidthOut, myHeightOut);
       @SuppressWarnings("UndesirableClassUsage")
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ public final class WebpImageReaderSpi extends ImageReaderSpi {
       // Copy the bytes read above to the image's data buffer.
       final int[] a = ((DataBufferInt) bi.getRaster().getDataBuffer()).getData();
       IntBuffer intBuf = ByteBuffer.wrap(argb).asIntBuffer();
-      assert a.length == intBuf.remaining();
+      if (a.length != intBuf.remaining()) throw new IOException(UNABLE_TO_READ_WEBP_IMAGE);
       intBuf.get(a);
       return bi;
     }