diff --git a/crates/neon/src/context/mod.rs b/crates/neon/src/context/mod.rs
index 0bb9b80a2..e8a4d6d62 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/context/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/context/mod.rs
@@ -336,17 +336,15 @@ impl CallbackInfo<'_> {
         // * Node-API fills empty slots with `undefined`
         // * `Handle` and `JsValue` are transparent wrappers around a raw pointer
         unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::get_cb_info(
-                    cx.env().to_raw(),
-                    self.info,
-                    &mut argc,
-                    argv.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
-                    ptr::null_mut(),
-                    ptr::null_mut(),
-                ),
-                Ok(())
-            );
+            sys::get_cb_info(
+                cx.env().to_raw(),
+                self.info,
+                &mut argc,
+                argv.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
+                ptr::null_mut(),
+                ptr::null_mut(),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
         }
 
         // Empty values will be filled with `undefined`
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/array.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/array.rs
index 0f7d8cecb..773fc195f 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/array.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/array.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ use super::{
 };
 
 pub unsafe fn new(out: &mut Local, env: Env, length: usize) {
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_array_with_length(env, length, out as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::create_array_with_length(env, length, out as *mut _).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Gets the length of a `napi_value` containing a JavaScript Array.
@@ -19,9 +16,6 @@ pub unsafe fn new(out: &mut Local, env: Env, length: usize) {
 /// exception.
 pub unsafe fn len(env: Env, array: Local) -> u32 {
     let mut len = 0;
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_array_length(env, array, &mut len as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_array_length(env, array, &mut len as *mut _).unwrap();
     len
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/arraybuffer.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/arraybuffer.rs
index af8a95150..a3a306f91 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/arraybuffer.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/arraybuffer.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ pub unsafe fn new(env: Env, len: usize) -> Result<Local, napi::Status> {
     let mut buf = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let status = napi::create_arraybuffer(env, len, null_mut(), buf.as_mut_ptr());
 
-    if status == Err(napi::Status::PendingException) {
-        return Err(napi::Status::PendingException);
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = match status {
+        Err(err @ napi::Status::PendingException) => return Err(err),
+        status => status.unwrap(),
+    };
 
     Ok(buf.assume_init())
 }
@@ -31,17 +30,15 @@ where
     let length = buf.len();
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_external_arraybuffer(
-            env,
-            buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _,
-            length,
-            Some(drop_external::<T>),
-            Box::into_raw(data) as *mut _,
-            result.as_mut_ptr(),
-        ),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::create_external_arraybuffer(
+        env,
+        buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _,
+        length,
+        Some(drop_external::<T>),
+        Box::into_raw(data) as *mut _,
+        result.as_mut_ptr(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     result.assume_init()
 }
@@ -58,10 +55,7 @@ pub unsafe fn as_mut_slice<'a>(env: Env, buf: Local) -> &'a mut [u8] {
     let mut data = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let mut size = 0usize;
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_arraybuffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_arraybuffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _).unwrap();
 
     if size == 0 {
         return &mut [];
@@ -76,10 +70,7 @@ pub unsafe fn size(env: Env, buf: Local) -> usize {
     let mut data = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let mut size = 0usize;
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_arraybuffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_arraybuffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _).unwrap();
 
     size
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/async_work.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/async_work.rs
index d1e7ceed6..710c3633f 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/async_work.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/async_work.rs
@@ -58,26 +58,24 @@ pub unsafe fn schedule<I, O, D>(
     let work = &mut data.work as *mut _;
 
     // Create the `async_work`
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_async_work(
-            env,
-            ptr::null_mut(),
-            super::string(env, "neon_async_work"),
-            Some(call_execute::<I, O, D>),
-            Some(call_complete::<I, O, D>),
-            Box::into_raw(data).cast(),
-            work,
-        ),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::create_async_work(
+        env,
+        ptr::null_mut(),
+        super::string(env, "neon_async_work"),
+        Some(call_execute::<I, O, D>),
+        Some(call_complete::<I, O, D>),
+        Box::into_raw(data).cast(),
+        work,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     // Queue the work
     match napi::queue_async_work(env, *work) {
         Ok(()) => {}
-        Err(status) => {
+        status => {
             // If queueing failed, delete the work to prevent a leak
             napi::delete_async_work(env, *work);
-            assert_eq!(status, napi::Status::Ok);
+            status.unwrap()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/buffer.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/buffer.rs
index f698d746e..945de65eb 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/buffer.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ pub unsafe fn uninitialized(env: Env, len: usize) -> Result<(Local, *mut u8), na
     let mut bytes = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let status = napi::create_buffer(env, len, bytes.as_mut_ptr(), buf.as_mut_ptr());
 
-    if status == Err(napi::Status::PendingException) {
-        return Err(napi::Status::PendingException);
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = match status {
+        Err(err @ napi::Status::PendingException) => return Err(err),
+        status => status.unwrap(),
+    };
 
     Ok((buf.assume_init(), bytes.assume_init().cast()))
 }
@@ -40,17 +39,15 @@ where
     let length = buf.len();
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_external_buffer(
-            env,
-            length,
-            buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _,
-            Some(drop_external::<T>),
-            Box::into_raw(data) as *mut _,
-            result.as_mut_ptr(),
-        ),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    napi::create_external_buffer(
+        env,
+        length,
+        buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _,
+        Some(drop_external::<T>),
+        Box::into_raw(data) as *mut _,
+        result.as_mut_ptr(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     result.assume_init()
 }
@@ -67,10 +64,7 @@ pub unsafe fn as_mut_slice<'a>(env: Env, buf: Local) -> &'a mut [u8] {
     let mut data = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let mut size = 0usize;
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_buffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_buffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _).unwrap();
 
     if size == 0 {
         return &mut [];
@@ -85,10 +79,7 @@ pub unsafe fn size(env: Env, buf: Local) -> usize {
     let mut data = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let mut size = 0usize;
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_buffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_buffer_info(env, buf, data.as_mut_ptr(), &mut size as *mut _).unwrap();
 
     size
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/call.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/call.rs
index 1c7e0ba2a..de68aa62f 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/call.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/call.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ impl Arguments {
 pub unsafe fn is_construct(env: Env, info: FunctionCallbackInfo) -> bool {
     let mut target: MaybeUninit<Local> = MaybeUninit::zeroed();
 
-    let status = napi::get_new_target(env, info, target.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_new_target(env, info, target.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     // get_new_target is guaranteed to assign to target, so it's initialized.
     let target: Local = target.assume_init();
@@ -47,23 +45,23 @@ pub unsafe fn is_construct(env: Env, info: FunctionCallbackInfo) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn this(env: Env, info: FunctionCallbackInfo, out: &mut Local) {
-    let status = napi::get_cb_info(env, info, null_mut(), null_mut(), out as *mut _, null_mut());
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () =
+        napi::get_cb_info(env, info, null_mut(), null_mut(), out as *mut _, null_mut()).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Gets the number of arguments passed to the function.
 // TODO: Remove this when `FunctionContext` is refactored to get call info upfront.
 pub unsafe fn len(env: Env, info: FunctionCallbackInfo) -> usize {
     let mut argc = 0usize;
-    let status = napi::get_cb_info(
+    let () = napi::get_cb_info(
         env,
         info,
         &mut argc as *mut _,
         null_mut(),
         null_mut(),
         null_mut(),
-    );
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     argc
 }
 
@@ -75,34 +73,30 @@ pub unsafe fn argv(env: Env, info: FunctionCallbackInfo) -> Arguments {
     // Starts as the size allocated; after `get_cb_info` it is the number of arguments
     let mut argc = ARGV_SIZE;
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_cb_info(
-            env,
-            info,
-            &mut argc as *mut _,
-            argv.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
-            null_mut(),
-            null_mut(),
-        ),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_cb_info(
+        env,
+        info,
+        &mut argc as *mut _,
+        argv.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
+        null_mut(),
+        null_mut(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     // We did not allocate enough space; allocate on the heap and try again
     let argv = if argc > ARGV_SIZE {
         // We know exactly how much space to reserve
         let mut argv = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            napi::get_cb_info(
-                env,
-                info,
-                &mut argc as *mut _,
-                argv.as_mut_ptr(),
-                null_mut(),
-                null_mut(),
-            ),
-            Ok(()),
-        );
+        let () = napi::get_cb_info(
+            env,
+            info,
+            &mut argc as *mut _,
+            argv.as_mut_ptr(),
+            null_mut(),
+            null_mut(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
 
         // Set the size of `argv` to the number of initialized elements
         argv.set_len(argc);
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/date.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/date.rs
index 2a2584f5a..ed0b62b47 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/date.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/date.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ use super::{
 /// `env` is a raw pointer. Please ensure it points to a napi_env that is valid for the current context.
 pub unsafe fn new_date(env: Env, value: f64) -> Local {
     let mut local = MaybeUninit::zeroed();
-    let status = napi::create_date(env, value, local.as_mut_ptr());
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::create_date(env, value, local.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
     local.assume_init()
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ pub unsafe fn new_date(env: Env, value: f64) -> Local {
 /// `Local` must be an NAPI value associated with the given `Env`
 pub unsafe fn value(env: Env, p: Local) -> f64 {
     let mut value = 0.0;
-    let status = napi::get_date_value(env, p, &mut value as *mut _);
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_date_value(env, p, &mut value as *mut _).unwrap();
     value
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/error.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/error.rs
index e7c6a2e99..8a9559d95 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/error.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/error.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ use super::{
 pub unsafe fn is_throwing(env: Env) -> bool {
     let mut b: MaybeUninit<bool> = MaybeUninit::zeroed();
 
-    let status = napi::is_exception_pending(env, b.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_exception_pending(env, b.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     b.assume_init()
 }
@@ -20,72 +18,55 @@ pub unsafe fn catch_error(env: Env, error: *mut Local) -> bool {
         return false;
     }
 
-    let status = napi::get_and_clear_last_exception(env, error);
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_and_clear_last_exception(env, error).unwrap();
 
     true
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn clear_exception(env: Env) {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::is_exception_pending(env, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_exception_pending(env, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     if !result.assume_init() {
         return;
     }
 
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_and_clear_last_exception(env, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_and_clear_last_exception(env, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn throw(env: Env, val: Local) {
-    let status = napi::throw(env, val);
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::throw(env, val).unwrap();
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn new_error(env: Env, out: &mut Local, msg: Local) {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::create_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), msg, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::create_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), msg, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     *out = result.assume_init();
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn new_type_error(env: Env, out: &mut Local, msg: Local) {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::create_type_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), msg, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::create_type_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), msg, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     *out = result.assume_init();
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn new_range_error(env: Env, out: &mut Local, msg: Local) {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::create_range_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), msg, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::create_range_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), msg, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     *out = result.assume_init();
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn throw_error_from_utf8(env: Env, msg: *const u8, len: i32) {
     let mut out = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::create_string_utf8(env, msg as *const _, len as usize, out.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () =
+        napi::create_string_utf8(env, msg as *const _, len as usize, out.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     let mut err = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::create_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), out.assume_init(), err.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::create_error(env, ptr::null_mut(), out.assume_init(), err.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     throw(env, err.assume_init());
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/external.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/external.rs
index b390d51b5..607b6cf42 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/external.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/external.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ extern "C" fn finalize_external<T: 'static>(
 /// <https://github.com/neon-bindings/neon/issues/591>
 pub unsafe fn deref<T: 'static>(env: Env, local: Local) -> Option<*const T> {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::typeof_value(env, local, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::typeof_value(env, local, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     let result = result.assume_init();
 
@@ -50,9 +48,7 @@ pub unsafe fn deref<T: 'static>(env: Env, local: Local) -> Option<*const T> {
     }
 
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_value_external(env, local, result.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_value_external(env, local, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     let v = result.assume_init();
     let v = &**v.cast_const().cast::<DebugSendWrapper<T>>() as *const T;
@@ -77,7 +73,7 @@ pub unsafe fn create<T: 'static>(env: Env, v: T, finalizer: fn(Env, T)) -> Local
 
     // `napi_create_external` will only fail if the VM is in a throwing state
     // or shutting down.
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = status.unwrap();
 
     let external = result.assume_init();
 
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/fun.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/fun.rs
index 420451bc2..6723c9231 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/fun.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/fun.rs
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ where
         out.as_mut_ptr(),
     );
 
-    if status == Err(napi::Status::PendingException) {
-        drop(Box::from_raw(data));
+    let () = match status {
+        Err(err @ napi::Status::PendingException) => {
+            drop(Box::from_raw(data));
 
-        return Err(napi::Status::PendingException);
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+        status => status.unwrap(),
+    };
 
     let out = out.assume_init();
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ where
         // If adding the finalizer fails the closure will leak, but it would
         // be unsafe to drop it because there's no guarantee V8 won't use the
         // pointer.
-        assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+        let () = status.unwrap();
     }
 
     Ok(out)
@@ -67,16 +68,15 @@ where
     F: Fn(Env, napi::CallbackInfo) -> Local + 'static,
 {
     let mut data = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_cb_info(
+    let () = napi::get_cb_info(
         env,
         info,
         ptr::null_mut(),
         ptr::null_mut(),
         ptr::null_mut(),
         data.as_mut_ptr(),
-    );
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     let callback = &*data.assume_init().cast::<F>();
 
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/lifecycle.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/lifecycle.rs
index 01e8bdeb4..40dbf06d5 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/lifecycle.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ use super::{bindings as napi, raw::Env};
 pub unsafe fn set_instance_data<T: Send + 'static>(env: Env, data: T) -> *mut T {
     let data = Box::into_raw(Box::new(data));
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::set_instance_data(env, data.cast(), Some(drop_box::<T>), ptr::null_mut(),),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () =
+        napi::set_instance_data(env, data.cast(), Some(drop_box::<T>), ptr::null_mut()).unwrap();
 
     data
 }
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ pub unsafe fn set_instance_data<T: Send + 'static>(env: Env, data: T) -> *mut T
 pub unsafe fn get_instance_data<T: Send + 'static>(env: Env) -> *mut T {
     let mut data = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(napi::get_instance_data(env, data.as_mut_ptr(),), Ok(()),);
+    let () = napi::get_instance_data(env, data.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     data.assume_init().cast()
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/mem.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/mem.rs
index 8f3a7b6c3..43af99b78 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/mem.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/mem.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ use super::{
 
 pub unsafe fn strict_equals(env: Env, lhs: Local, rhs: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::strict_equals(env, lhs, rhs, &mut result as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::strict_equals(env, lhs, rhs, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/mod.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/mod.rs
index 967156999..5dd161a8f 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -113,15 +113,13 @@ unsafe fn string(env: Env, s: impl AsRef<str>) -> raw::Local {
     let s = s.as_ref();
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        create_string_utf8(
-            env,
-            s.as_bytes().as_ptr() as *const _,
-            s.len(),
-            result.as_mut_ptr(),
-        ),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = create_string_utf8(
+        env,
+        s.as_bytes().as_ptr() as *const _,
+        s.len(),
+        result.as_mut_ptr(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     result.assume_init()
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/primitive.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/primitive.rs
index cfbcd73c7..2a5b25436 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/primitive.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/primitive.rs
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ use super::{
 
 /// Mutates the `out` argument provided to refer to the global `undefined` object.
 pub unsafe fn undefined(out: &mut Local, env: Env) {
-    napi::get_undefined(env, out as *mut Local);
+    let () = napi::get_undefined(env, out as *mut Local).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Mutates the `out` argument provided to refer to the global `null` object.
 pub unsafe fn null(out: &mut Local, env: Env) {
-    napi::get_null(env, out as *mut Local);
+    let () = napi::get_null(env, out as *mut Local).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Mutates the `out` argument provided to refer to one of the global `true` or `false` objects.
 pub unsafe fn boolean(out: &mut Local, env: Env, b: bool) {
-    napi::get_boolean(env, b, out as *mut Local);
+    let () = napi::get_boolean(env, b, out as *mut Local).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Get the boolean value out of a `Local` object. If the `Local` object does not contain a
@@ -32,16 +32,13 @@ pub unsafe fn boolean_value(env: Env, p: Local) -> bool {
 /// Mutates the `out` argument provided to refer to a newly created `Local` containing a
 /// JavaScript number.
 pub unsafe fn number(out: &mut Local, env: Env, v: f64) {
-    napi::create_double(env, v, out as *mut Local);
+    let () = napi::create_double(env, v, out as *mut Local).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Gets the underlying value of an `Local` object containing a JavaScript number. Panics if
 /// the given `Local` is not a number.
 pub unsafe fn number_value(env: Env, p: Local) -> f64 {
     let mut value = 0.0;
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_value_double(env, p, &mut value as *mut f64),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_value_double(env, p, &mut value as *mut f64).unwrap();
     value
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/promise.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/promise.rs
index 7a0b80f58..c054045d6 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/promise.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/promise.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ pub unsafe fn create(env: Env) -> (napi::Deferred, napi::Value) {
     let mut deferred = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let mut promise = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_promise(env, deferred.as_mut_ptr(), promise.as_mut_ptr()),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () = napi::create_promise(env, deferred.as_mut_ptr(), promise.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     (deferred.assume_init(), promise.assume_init())
 }
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ pub unsafe fn create(env: Env) -> (napi::Deferred, napi::Value) {
 /// * `env` is a valid `napi_env` for the current thread
 /// * `resolution` is a valid `napi::Value`
 pub unsafe fn resolve(env: Env, deferred: napi::Deferred, resolution: napi::Value) {
-    assert_eq!(napi::resolve_deferred(env, deferred, resolution), Ok(()),);
+    let () = napi::resolve_deferred(env, deferred, resolution).unwrap();
 }
 
 /// Rejects a promise from a `napi::Deferred` handle
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ pub unsafe fn resolve(env: Env, deferred: napi::Deferred, resolution: napi::Valu
 /// * `env` is a valid `napi_env` for the current thread
 /// * `rejection` is a valid `napi::Value`
 pub unsafe fn reject(env: Env, deferred: napi::Deferred, rejection: napi::Value) {
-    assert_eq!(napi::reject_deferred(env, deferred, rejection), Ok(()),);
+    let () = napi::reject_deferred(env, deferred, rejection).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-6")]
@@ -50,10 +47,7 @@ pub unsafe fn reject_err_message(env: Env, deferred: napi::Deferred, msg: impl A
     let msg = super::string(env, msg);
     let mut err = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_error(env, std::ptr::null_mut(), msg, err.as_mut_ptr()),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () = napi::create_error(env, std::ptr::null_mut(), msg, err.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     reject(env, deferred, err.assume_init());
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/reference.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/reference.rs
index b80425b07..ab2e9d678 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/reference.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/reference.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ use super::{
 pub unsafe fn new(env: Env, value: Local) -> napi::Ref {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::create_reference(env, value, 1, result.as_mut_ptr()),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () = napi::create_reference(env, value, 1, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     result.assume_init()
 }
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ pub unsafe fn new(env: Env, value: Local) -> napi::Ref {
 pub unsafe fn reference(env: Env, value: napi::Ref) -> usize {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(napi::reference_ref(env, value, result.as_mut_ptr()), Ok(()),);
+    let () = napi::reference_ref(env, value, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     result.assume_init() as usize
 }
@@ -31,10 +28,7 @@ pub unsafe fn reference(env: Env, value: napi::Ref) -> usize {
 pub unsafe fn unreference(env: Env, value: napi::Ref) {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::reference_unref(env, value, result.as_mut_ptr()),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () = napi::reference_unref(env, value, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     if result.assume_init() == 0 {
         assert_eq!(napi::delete_reference(env, value), Ok(()));
@@ -46,10 +40,7 @@ pub unsafe fn unreference(env: Env, value: napi::Ref) {
 pub unsafe fn get(env: Env, value: napi::Ref) -> Local {
     let mut result = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::get_reference_value(env, value, result.as_mut_ptr()),
-        Ok(()),
-    );
+    let () = napi::get_reference_value(env, value, result.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     result.assume_init()
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/scope.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/scope.rs
index ea23fc585..c7d24fec9 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/scope.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/scope.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl HandleScope {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn new(env: Env) -> Self {
         let mut scope = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-        assert_eq!(napi::open_handle_scope(env, scope.as_mut_ptr()), Ok(()),);
+        let () = napi::open_handle_scope(env, scope.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         Self {
             env,
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ impl EscapableHandleScope {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn new(env: Env) -> Self {
         let mut scope = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            napi::open_escapable_handle_scope(env, scope.as_mut_ptr()),
-            Ok(()),
-        );
+        let () = napi::open_escapable_handle_scope(env, scope.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         Self {
             env,
@@ -56,10 +53,7 @@ impl EscapableHandleScope {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn escape(&self, value: napi::Value) -> napi::Value {
         let mut escapee = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            napi::escape_handle(self.env, self.scope, value, escapee.as_mut_ptr()),
-            Ok(()),
-        );
+        let () = napi::escape_handle(self.env, self.scope, value, escapee.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         escapee.assume_init()
     }
@@ -76,5 +70,5 @@ impl Drop for EscapableHandleScope {
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn get_global(env: Env, out: &mut Local) {
-    assert_eq!(super::get_global(env, out as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = super::get_global(env, out as *mut _).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/string.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/string.rs
index a747c50ab..6edcf7756 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/string.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/string.rs
@@ -13,36 +13,30 @@ pub unsafe fn new(out: &mut Local, env: Env, data: *const u8, len: i32) -> bool
 
 pub unsafe fn utf8_len(env: Env, value: Local) -> usize {
     let mut len = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_value_string_utf8(env, value, ptr::null_mut(), 0, len.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_value_string_utf8(env, value, ptr::null_mut(), 0, len.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     len.assume_init()
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn data(env: Env, out: *mut u8, len: usize, value: Local) -> usize {
     let mut read = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_value_string_utf8(env, value, out as *mut _, len, read.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () =
+        napi::get_value_string_utf8(env, value, out as *mut _, len, read.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     read.assume_init()
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn utf16_len(env: Env, value: Local) -> usize {
     let mut len = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_value_string_utf16(env, value, ptr::null_mut(), 0, len.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () =
+        napi::get_value_string_utf16(env, value, ptr::null_mut(), 0, len.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     len.assume_init()
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn data_utf16(env: Env, out: *mut u16, len: usize, value: Local) -> usize {
     let mut read = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-    let status = napi::get_value_string_utf16(env, value, out, len, read.as_mut_ptr());
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::get_value_string_utf16(env, value, out, len, read.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
     read.assume_init()
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/tag.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/tag.rs
index 7d0cfd78e..6152ccc5d 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/tag.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/tag.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::{
 /// Return true if an `napi_value` `val` has the expected value type.
 unsafe fn is_type(env: Env, val: Local, expect: napi::ValueType) -> bool {
     let mut actual = napi::ValueType::Undefined;
-    assert_eq!(napi::typeof_value(env, val, &mut actual as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::typeof_value(env, val, &mut actual as *mut _).unwrap();
     actual == expect
 }
 
@@ -49,38 +49,35 @@ pub unsafe fn is_function(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
 
 pub unsafe fn is_error(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(napi::is_error(env, val, &mut result as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_error(env, val, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
 /// Is `val` a Node.js Buffer instance?
 pub unsafe fn is_buffer(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(napi::is_buffer(env, val, &mut result as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_buffer(env, val, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
 /// Is `val` an ArrayBuffer instance?
 pub unsafe fn is_arraybuffer(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::is_arraybuffer(env, val, &mut result as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () = napi::is_arraybuffer(env, val, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
 /// Is `val` a TypedArray instance?
 pub unsafe fn is_typedarray(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(napi::is_typedarray(env, val, &mut result as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_typedarray(env, val, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-5")]
 pub unsafe fn is_date(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(napi::is_date(env, val, &mut result as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_date(env, val, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
@@ -90,22 +87,20 @@ pub unsafe fn is_date(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
 /// * `env` is a valid `napi_env` for the current thread
 pub unsafe fn is_promise(env: Env, val: Local) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(napi::is_promise(env, val, &mut result as *mut _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::is_promise(env, val, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-8")]
 pub unsafe fn type_tag_object(env: Env, object: Local, tag: &super::TypeTag) {
-    assert_eq!(napi::type_tag_object(env, object, tag as *const _), Ok(()));
+    let () = napi::type_tag_object(env, object, tag as *const _).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "napi-8")]
 pub unsafe fn check_object_type_tag(env: Env, object: Local, tag: &super::TypeTag) -> bool {
     let mut result = false;
-    assert_eq!(
-        napi::check_object_type_tag(env, object, tag as *const _, &mut result as *mut _),
-        Ok(())
-    );
+    let () =
+        napi::check_object_type_tag(env, object, tag as *const _, &mut result as *mut _).unwrap();
     result
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs
index 8a79e9f29..5562a810e 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/tsfn.rs
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ impl<T: Send + 'static> ThreadsafeFunction<T> {
     /// References a threadsafe function to prevent exiting the event loop until it has been dropped. (Default)
     /// Safety: `Env` must be valid for the current thread
     pub unsafe fn reference(&self, env: Env) {
-        assert_eq!(napi::ref_threadsafe_function(env, self.tsfn.0), Ok(()),);
+        let () = napi::ref_threadsafe_function(env, self.tsfn.0).unwrap();
     }
 
     /// Unreferences a threadsafe function to allow exiting the event loop before it has been dropped.
     /// Safety: `Env` must be valid for the current thread
     pub unsafe fn unref(&self, env: Env) {
-        assert_eq!(napi::unref_threadsafe_function(env, self.tsfn.0), Ok(()),);
+        let () = napi::unref_threadsafe_function(env, self.tsfn.0).unwrap();
     }
 
     // Provides a C ABI wrapper for a napi callback notifying us about tsfn
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/sys/typedarray.rs b/crates/neon/src/sys/typedarray.rs
index 0393dc398..7565ade42 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/sys/typedarray.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/sys/typedarray.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ pub unsafe fn new(
     let mut array = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let status = napi::create_typedarray(env, typ, len, buffer, offset, array.as_mut_ptr());
 
-    if status == Err(napi::Status::PendingException) {
-        return Err(napi::Status::PendingException);
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
+    let () = match status {
+        Err(err @ napi::Status::PendingException) => return Err(err),
+        status => status.unwrap(),
+    };
 
     Ok(array.assume_init())
 }
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/types_impl/bigint.rs b/crates/neon/src/types_impl/bigint.rs
index a86e3c427..6d7d7d754 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/types_impl/bigint.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/types_impl/bigint.rs
@@ -76,10 +76,7 @@ impl JsBigInt {
     {
         let mut v = MaybeUninit::uninit();
         let v = unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::create_bigint_int64(cx.env().to_raw(), n, v.as_mut_ptr(),),
-                Ok(()),
-            );
+            let () = sys::create_bigint_int64(cx.env().to_raw(), n, v.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
             v.assume_init()
         };
@@ -104,10 +101,7 @@ impl JsBigInt {
     {
         let mut v = MaybeUninit::uninit();
         let v = unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::create_bigint_uint64(cx.env().to_raw(), n, v.as_mut_ptr(),),
-                Ok(())
-            );
+            let () = sys::create_bigint_uint64(cx.env().to_raw(), n, v.as_mut_ptr()).unwrap();
 
             v.assume_init()
         };
@@ -202,16 +196,14 @@ impl JsBigInt {
 
         let mut v = MaybeUninit::uninit();
         let v = unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::create_bigint_words(
-                    cx.env().to_raw(),
-                    sign_bit,
-                    digits.len(),
-                    digits.as_ptr(),
-                    v.as_mut_ptr(),
-                ),
-                Ok(())
-            );
+            let () = sys::create_bigint_words(
+                cx.env().to_raw(),
+                sign_bit,
+                digits.len(),
+                digits.as_ptr(),
+                v.as_mut_ptr(),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
 
             v.assume_init()
         };
@@ -234,10 +226,8 @@ impl JsBigInt {
         let mut lossless = false;
 
         unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::get_value_bigint_int64(cx.env().to_raw(), self.0, &mut n, &mut lossless),
-                Ok(())
-            );
+            let () = sys::get_value_bigint_int64(cx.env().to_raw(), self.0, &mut n, &mut lossless)
+                .unwrap();
         }
 
         if lossless {
@@ -258,10 +248,8 @@ impl JsBigInt {
         let mut lossless = false;
 
         unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::get_value_bigint_uint64(cx.env().to_raw(), self.0, &mut n, &mut lossless),
-                Ok(())
-            );
+            let () = sys::get_value_bigint_uint64(cx.env().to_raw(), self.0, &mut n, &mut lossless)
+                .unwrap();
         }
 
         if lossless {
@@ -386,16 +374,14 @@ impl JsBigInt {
         let mut word_count = digits.len();
 
         unsafe {
-            assert_eq!(
-                sys::get_value_bigint_words(
-                    cx.env().to_raw(),
-                    self.0,
-                    &mut sign_bit,
-                    &mut word_count,
-                    digits.as_mut_ptr(),
-                ),
-                Ok(())
-            );
+            let () = sys::get_value_bigint_words(
+                cx.env().to_raw(),
+                self.0,
+                &mut sign_bit,
+                &mut word_count,
+                digits.as_mut_ptr(),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
         }
 
         let sign = if sign_bit == 0 {
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/types_impl/extract/try_from_js.rs b/crates/neon/src/types_impl/extract/try_from_js.rs
index b8d67107d..1b5e6d58b 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/types_impl/extract/try_from_js.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/types_impl/extract/try_from_js.rs
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ impl<'cx> TryFromJs<'cx> for f64 {
         let mut n = 0f64;
 
         unsafe {
-            match sys::get_value_double(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut n) {
+            let () = match sys::get_value_double(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut n) {
                 Err(sys::Status::NumberExpected) => return Ok(Err(TypeExpected::new())),
                 Err(sys::Status::PendingException) => return Err(Throw::new()),
-                status => assert_eq!(status, Ok(())),
-            }
+                status => status.unwrap(),
+            };
         }
 
         Ok(Ok(n))
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ impl<'cx> TryFromJs<'cx> for bool {
         let mut b = false;
 
         unsafe {
-            match sys::get_value_bool(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut b) {
+            let () = match sys::get_value_bool(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut b) {
                 Err(sys::Status::BooleanExpected) => return Ok(Err(TypeExpected::new())),
                 Err(sys::Status::PendingException) => return Err(Throw::new()),
-                status => assert_eq!(status, Ok(())),
-            }
+                status => status.unwrap(),
+            };
         }
 
         Ok(Ok(b))
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ impl<'cx> TryFromJs<'cx> for String {
         let mut len = 0usize;
 
         unsafe {
-            match sys::get_value_string_utf8(env, v, ptr::null_mut(), 0, &mut len) {
+            let () = match sys::get_value_string_utf8(env, v, ptr::null_mut(), 0, &mut len) {
                 Err(sys::Status::StringExpected) => return Ok(Err(TypeExpected::new())),
                 Err(sys::Status::PendingException) => return Err(Throw::new()),
-                status => assert_eq!(status, Ok(())),
-            }
+                status => status.unwrap(),
+            };
         }
 
         // Make room for null terminator to avoid losing a character
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ impl<'cx> TryFromJs<'cx> for Date {
         let mut d = 0f64;
 
         unsafe {
-            match sys::get_date_value(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut d) {
+            let () = match sys::get_date_value(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut d) {
                 Err(sys::Status::DateExpected) => return Ok(Err(TypeExpected::new())),
                 Err(sys::Status::PendingException) => return Err(Throw::new()),
-                status => assert_eq!(status, Ok(())),
-            }
+                status => status.unwrap(),
+            };
         }
 
         Ok(Ok(Date(d)))
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ where
     let mut ty = sys::ValueType::Object;
 
     unsafe {
-        match sys::typeof_value(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut ty) {
+        let () = match sys::typeof_value(cx.env().to_raw(), v.to_local(), &mut ty) {
             Err(sys::Status::PendingException) => return Err(Throw::new()),
-            status => assert_eq!(status, Ok(())),
-        }
+            status => status.unwrap(),
+        };
     }
 
     Ok(matches!(
diff --git a/crates/neon/src/types_impl/private.rs b/crates/neon/src/types_impl/private.rs
index 3eeada40a..b64eddcac 100644
--- a/crates/neon/src/types_impl/private.rs
+++ b/crates/neon/src/types_impl/private.rs
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ unsafe fn check_call_status<'a, C: Context<'a>>(
         Err(sys::Status::PendingException) => {
             return Err(Throw::new());
         }
-        status => {
-            assert_eq!(status, Ok(()));
-        }
+        status => status.unwrap(),
     }
 
     Ok(())