diff --git a/source/common/http/status.cc b/source/common/http/status.cc
index 96aa910bd9344..166b154a3d2be 100644
--- a/source/common/http/status.cc
+++ b/source/common/http/status.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ absl::string_view statusCodeToString(StatusCode code) {
   case StatusCode::CodecClientError:
     return "CodecClientError";
   }
+  NOT_REACHED_GCOVR_EXCL_LINE;
 }
 
 struct EnvoyStatusPayload {
diff --git a/source/common/http/status.h b/source/common/http/status.h
index 3efc54ee1a2f0..bc2e1370df04f 100644
--- a/source/common/http/status.h
+++ b/source/common/http/status.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Status codecClientError(absl::string_view message);
 
 /**
  * Returns Envoy::StatusCode of the given status object.
- * If the status object does not contain valid Envoy::Status value the function will RELEASE_ASSERT.
+ * If the status object does not contain valid Envoy::Status value the function will ASSERT.
  */
 StatusCode getStatusCode(const Status& status);
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT bool isCodecClientError(const Status& status);
 
 /**
  * Returns Http::Code value of the PrematureResponseError status.
- * IsPrematureResponseError(status) must be true which is checked by RELEASE_ASSERT.
+ * IsPrematureResponseError(status) must be true which is checked by ASSERT.
  */
 Http::Code getPrematureResponseHttpCode(const Status& status);