diff --git a/include/ck/utility/get_id.hpp b/include/ck/utility/get_id.hpp
index e350adbc1a..06f36bb544 100644
--- a/include/ck/utility/get_id.hpp
+++ b/include/ck/utility/get_id.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ck/ck.hpp"
+#include <assert.h>
 
 namespace ck {
 
@@ -18,11 +19,9 @@ __host__ __device__ constexpr index_t get_warp_size()
 #endif
     } else {
         hipDeviceProp_t props;
-        hipError_t status = hipGetDeviceProperties(&props, get_device_id());
-
-        if(status != hipSuccess)
-            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get device properties when trying to get warp size");
+        [[maybe_unused]] hipError_t status = hipGetDeviceProperties(&props, get_device_id());
 
+        assert(status == hipSuccess && "Failed to get device properties when trying to get warp size");
         return props.warpSize;
     }
 }