diff --git a/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs b/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
index 3221521b4b..1b637cb3bf 100644
--- a/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
+++ b/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ pub fn ext_var_is_empty_record(subs: &Subs, ext_var: Variable) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-fn ext_var_is_empty_record(_subs: &Subs, _ext_var: Variable) -> bool {
+pub fn ext_var_is_empty_record(_subs: &Subs, _ext_var: Variable) -> bool {
     // This should only ever be used in debug_assert! macros
     unreachable!();
 }
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@ pub fn ext_var_is_empty_tag_union(subs: &Subs, ext_var: Variable) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-fn ext_var_is_empty_tag_union(_: &Subs, _: Variable) -> bool {
+pub fn ext_var_is_empty_tag_union(_: &Subs, _: Variable) -> bool {
     // This should only ever be used in debug_assert! macros
     unreachable!();
 }
diff --git a/compiler/mono/src/layout_soa.rs b/compiler/mono/src/layout_soa.rs
index d48a19f7fc..83c2c0a1c6 100644
--- a/compiler/mono/src/layout_soa.rs
+++ b/compiler/mono/src/layout_soa.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::layout::{ext_var_is_empty_record, ext_var_is_empty_tag_union};
 use roc_builtins::bitcode::{FloatWidth, IntWidth};
 use roc_collections::all::MutMap;
 use roc_module::ident::TagName;
@@ -6,9 +7,6 @@ use roc_types::subs::{Content, FlatType, Subs, Variable};
 use roc_types::types::RecordField;
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 
-#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-use crate::layout::{ext_var_is_empty_record, ext_var_is_empty_tag_union};
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Index<T> {
     index: u32,