diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/rewritertransaction.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/rewritertransaction.cpp
index 3888bc3d98f..2b32473363e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/rewritertransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/rewritertransaction.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void RewriterTransaction::commit()
         if (m_activeIdentifier) {
             qDebug() << "Commit RewriterTransaction:" << m_identifier << m_identifierNumber;
             bool success = m_identifierList.removeOne(m_identifier + QByteArrayLiteral("-") + QByteArray::number(m_identifierNumber));
+            Q_UNUSED(success);
             Q_ASSERT(success);
         }
     }