diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76553c6f50..204d35d81b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed a `dropping_references` warning in `LinearMap`.
+- Fixed constant asserts not asserting at compile time.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/deque.rs b/src/deque.rs
index 1d3987080d..740cef533a 100644
--- a/src/deque.rs
+++ b/src/deque.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ pub struct Deque<T, const N: usize> {
 
 impl<T, const N: usize> Deque<T, N> {
     const INIT: MaybeUninit<T> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::Deque;
+    /// let _: Deque<u8, 0> = Deque::new();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT: () = assert!(N > 0);
 
     /// Constructs a new, empty deque with a fixed capacity of `N`
     ///
@@ -67,10 +72,9 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> Deque<T, N> {
     /// // allocate the deque in a static variable
     /// static mut X: Deque<u8, 16> = Deque::new();
     /// ```
+    #[allow(path_statements)]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        // Const assert N > 0
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_0::<N>();
-
+        Self::_ASSERT;
         Self {
             buffer: [Self::INIT; N],
             front: 0,
diff --git a/src/histbuf.rs b/src/histbuf.rs
index 4ccd83b774..ce3b5d4b34 100644
--- a/src/histbuf.rs
+++ b/src/histbuf.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ pub struct HistoryBuffer<T, const N: usize> {
 
 impl<T, const N: usize> HistoryBuffer<T, N> {
     const INIT: MaybeUninit<T> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    /// ```compile_failure
+    /// use heapless::HistoryBuffer;
+    /// let _: HistoryBuffer<u8, 0> = HistoryBuffer::new();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT: () = assert!(N > 0);
 
     /// Constructs a new history buffer.
     ///
@@ -57,10 +62,9 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> HistoryBuffer<T, N> {
     /// assert_eq!(x.len(), 0);
     /// ```
     #[inline]
+    #[allow(path_statements)]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        // Const assert
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_0::<N>();
-
+        Self::_ASSERT;
         Self {
             data: [Self::INIT; N],
             write_at: 0,
diff --git a/src/indexmap.rs b/src/indexmap.rs
index e8843db5e8..d937dd695d 100644
--- a/src/indexmap.rs
+++ b/src/indexmap.rs
@@ -535,11 +535,10 @@ pub struct IndexMap<K, V, S, const N: usize> {
 
 impl<K, V, S, const N: usize> IndexMap<K, V, BuildHasherDefault<S>, N> {
     /// Creates an empty `IndexMap`.
+    #[allow(path_statements)]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        // Const assert
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_1::<N>();
-        crate::sealed::power_of_two::<N>();
-
+        Self::_ASSERT1;
+        Self::_ASSERT2;
         IndexMap {
             build_hasher: BuildHasherDefault::new(),
             core: CoreMap::new(),
@@ -548,6 +547,27 @@ impl<K, V, S, const N: usize> IndexMap<K, V, BuildHasherDefault<S>, N> {
 }
 
 impl<K, V, S, const N: usize> IndexMap<K, V, S, N> {
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::FnvIndexMap;
+    /// let _: FnvIndexMap<u8, u8, 0> = FnvIndexMap::new();
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::FnvIndexMap;
+    /// let _: FnvIndexMap<u8, u8, 0> = FnvIndexMap::default();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT1: () = assert!(N > 1);
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::FnvIndexMap;
+    /// let _: FnvIndexMap<u8, u8, 3> = FnvIndexMap::new();
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::FnvIndexMap;
+    /// let _: FnvIndexMap<u8, u8, 3> = FnvIndexMap::default();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT2: () = assert!(N.is_power_of_two());
+
     /// Returns the number of elements the map can hold
     pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize {
         N
@@ -1023,11 +1043,10 @@ impl<K, V, S, const N: usize> Default for IndexMap<K, V, S, N>
 where
     S: Default,
 {
+    #[allow(path_statements)]
     fn default() -> Self {
-        // Const assert
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_1::<N>();
-        crate::sealed::power_of_two::<N>();
-
+        Self::_ASSERT1;
+        Self::_ASSERT2;
         IndexMap {
             build_hasher: <_>::default(),
             core: CoreMap::new(),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 130120908d..52517c39c2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -134,5 +134,3 @@ pub mod spsc;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "ufmt")]
 mod ufmt;
-
-mod sealed;
diff --git a/src/mpmc.rs b/src/mpmc.rs
index db38934b66..4c1cde0120 100644
--- a/src/mpmc.rs
+++ b/src/mpmc.rs
@@ -138,14 +138,24 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> MpMcQueue<T, N> {
 
     const ASSERT: [(); 1] = [()];
 
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::mpmc::MpMcQueue;
+    /// let q: MpMcQueue<i32, 1> = MpMcQueue::new();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT1: () = assert!(N > 1);
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::mpmc::MpMcQueue;
+    /// let q: MpMcQueue<i32, 3> = MpMcQueue::new();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT2: () = assert!(N.is_power_of_two());
+
     /// Creates an empty queue
+    #[allow(path_statements)]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        // Const assert
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_1::<N>();
-        crate::sealed::power_of_two::<N>();
-
         // Const assert on size.
         Self::ASSERT[!(N < (IntSize::MAX as usize)) as usize];
+        Self::_ASSERT1;
+        Self::_ASSERT2;
 
         let mut cell_count = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/sealed.rs b/src/sealed.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index cb5ad840ad..0000000000
--- a/src/sealed.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[allow(path_statements)]
-pub(crate) const fn smaller_than<const N: usize, const MAX: usize>() {
-    Assert::<N, MAX>::LESS;
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[allow(path_statements)]
-pub(crate) const fn greater_than_eq_0<const N: usize>() {
-    Assert::<N, 0>::GREATER_EQ;
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[allow(path_statements)]
-pub(crate) const fn greater_than_0<const N: usize>() {
-    Assert::<N, 0>::GREATER;
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[allow(path_statements)]
-pub(crate) const fn greater_than_1<const N: usize>() {
-    Assert::<N, 1>::GREATER;
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[allow(path_statements)]
-pub(crate) const fn power_of_two<const N: usize>() {
-    Assert::<N, 0>::GREATER;
-    Assert::<N, 0>::POWER_OF_TWO;
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-/// Const assert hack
-pub struct Assert<const L: usize, const R: usize>;
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-impl<const L: usize, const R: usize> Assert<L, R> {
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const GREATER_EQ: usize = L - R;
-
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const LESS_EQ: usize = R - L;
-
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const NOT_EQ: isize = 0 / (R as isize - L as isize);
-
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const EQ: usize = (R - L) + (L - R);
-
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const GREATER: usize = L - R - 1;
-
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const LESS: usize = R - L - 1;
-
-    /// Const assert hack
-    pub const POWER_OF_TWO: usize = 0 - (L & (L - 1));
-}
diff --git a/src/sorted_linked_list.rs b/src/sorted_linked_list.rs
index 041895cd3e..135a25b844 100644
--- a/src/sorted_linked_list.rs
+++ b/src/sorted_linked_list.rs
@@ -147,11 +147,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_index_and_const_new {
                 next: $name::none(),
             };
 
+            const _ASSERT: () = assert!(N < $max_val);
+
             /// Create a new linked list.
+            #[allow(path_statements)]
             pub const fn $new_name() -> Self {
-                // Const assert N < MAX
-                crate::sealed::smaller_than::<N, $max_val>();
-
+                Self::_ASSERT;
                 let mut list = SortedLinkedList {
                     list: [Self::UNINIT; N],
                     head: $name::none(),
diff --git a/src/spsc.rs b/src/spsc.rs
index c8085720e7..4b180d16c7 100644
--- a/src/spsc.rs
+++ b/src/spsc.rs
@@ -125,10 +125,16 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> Queue<T, N> {
         (val + 1) % N
     }
 
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// use heapless::spsc::Queue;
+    /// let q: Queue<i32, 0> = Queue::new();
+    /// ```
+    const _ASSERT: () = assert!(N > 1);
+
     /// Creates an empty queue with a fixed capacity of `N - 1`
+    #[allow(path_statements)]
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        // Const assert N > 1
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_1::<N>();
+        Self::_ASSERT;
 
         Queue {
             head: AtomicUsize::new(0),
diff --git a/src/vec.rs b/src/vec.rs
index f7e4ae380f..b435c5dc40 100644
--- a/src/vec.rs
+++ b/src/vec.rs
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> Vec<T, N> {
     /// ```
     /// `Vec` `const` constructor; wrap the returned value in [`Vec`](../struct.Vec.html)
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        // Const assert N >= 0
-        crate::sealed::greater_than_eq_0::<N>();
-
         Self {
             len: 0,
             buffer: Self::INIT,