--- i18n/formatted_string_builder.h.orig	2020-04-22 13:04:20.000000000 -0700
+++ i18n/formatted_string_builder.h	2020-08-02 15:55:24.296030000 -0700
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@
 
 constexpr FormattedStringBuilder::Field::Field(uint8_t category, uint8_t field)
     : bits((
-        U_ASSERT(category <= 0xf),
-        U_ASSERT(field <= 0xf),
         static_cast<uint8_t>((category << 4) | field)
     )) {}