diff --git a/source/common/quic/codec_impl.cc b/source/common/quic/codec_impl.cc
index 6ef3eb1be5940..21100bb788825 100644
--- a/source/common/quic/codec_impl.cc
+++ b/source/common/quic/codec_impl.cc
@@ -72,11 +72,7 @@ QuicHttpClientConnectionImpl::QuicHttpClientConnectionImpl(
 }
 
 void QuicHttpClientConnectionImpl::goAway() {
-// TODO(alyssawilk) remove these guards once QUICHE has been updated to remove
-// the perspective check.
-#if defined(NDEBUG)
   quic_client_session_.SendHttp3GoAway(quic::QUIC_PEER_GOING_AWAY, "client goaway");
-#endif
 }
 
 Http::RequestEncoder&