diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
index 5c0b60319d..cd048dac46 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
@@ -855,7 +855,9 @@ heap_page_prune_execute(Buffer buffer,
 {
 	Page		page = (Page) BufferGetPage(buffer);
 	OffsetNumber *offnum;
-	HeapTupleHeader htup PG_USED_FOR_ASSERTS_ONLY;
+#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+	HeapTupleHeader htup;
+#endif
 
 	/* Shouldn't be called unless there's something to do */
 	Assert(nredirected > 0 || ndead > 0 || nunused > 0);
@@ -867,9 +869,9 @@ heap_page_prune_execute(Buffer buffer,
 		OffsetNumber fromoff = *offnum++;
 		OffsetNumber tooff = *offnum++;
 		ItemId		fromlp = PageGetItemId(page, fromoff);
-		ItemId		tolp PG_USED_FOR_ASSERTS_ONLY;
 
 #ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
+		ItemId		tolp;
 
 		/*
 		 * Any existing item that we set as an LP_REDIRECT (any 'from' item)