diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fc3680ce27..b4e97261d7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ name = "always-assert"
 version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a1078fa1ce1e34b1872d8611ad921196d76bdd7027e949fbe31231abde201892"
-dependencies = [
- "tracing",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
@@ -1922,13 +1919,13 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "stdx"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "always-assert",
  "backtrace",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "itertools",
  "jod-thread",
  "libc",
  "miow",
+ "tracing",
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml b/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml
index b8ce2b7430..64c8afdc1f 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ syntax-bridge.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 jemalloc = ["jemallocator", "profile/jemalloc"]
-force-always-assert = ["always-assert/force"]
+force-always-assert = ["stdx/force-always-assert"]
 sysroot-abi = []
 in-rust-tree = [
   "sysroot-abi",
diff --git a/crates/stdx/Cargo.toml b/crates/stdx/Cargo.toml
index 1ebb48c577..62c32d68e6 100644
--- a/crates/stdx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stdx/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
 backtrace = { version = "0.3.67", optional = true }
-always-assert = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["tracing"] }
 jod-thread = "0.1.2"
 libc.workspace = true
 crossbeam-channel.workspace = true
 itertools.workspace = true
+tracing.workspace = true
 # Think twice before adding anything here
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ windows-sys = { version = "0.59", features = ["Win32_Foundation"] }
 [features]
 # Uncomment to enable for the whole crate graph
 # default = [ "backtrace" ]
+force-always-assert = []
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/stdx/src/assert.rs b/crates/stdx/src/assert.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91c279798c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/stdx/src/assert.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Vendored from https://github.com/matklad/always-assert/commit/4cf564eea6fcf18b30c3c3483a611004dc03afbb
+//! Recoverable assertions, inspired by [the use of `assert()` in
+//! SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/assert.html).
+//!
+//! `never!` and `always!` return the actual value of the condition if
+//! `debug_assertions` are disabled.
+//!
+//! Use them when terminating on assertion failure is worse than continuing.
+//!
+//! One example would be a critical application like a database:
+//!
+//! ```ignore
+//! use stdx::never;
+//!
+//! fn apply_transaction(&mut self, tx: Transaction) -> Result<(), TransactionAborted> {
+//!     let delta = self.compute_delta(&tx);
+//!
+//!     if never!(!self.check_internal_invariant(&delta)) {
+//!         // Ok, something in this transaction messed up our internal state.
+//!         // This really shouldn't be happening, and this signifies a bug.
+//!         // Luckily, we can recover by just rejecting the transaction.
+//!         return abort_transaction(tx);
+//!     }
+//!     self.commit(delta);
+//!     Ok(())
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Another example is assertions about non-critical functionality in usual apps
+//!
+//! ```ignore
+//! use stdx::never;
+//!
+//! let english_message = "super app installed!"
+//! let mut local_message = localize(english_message);
+//! if never!(local_message.is_empty(), "missing localization for {}", english_message) {
+//!     // We localized all the messages but this one slipper through the cracks?
+//!     // Better to show the english one then than to fail outright;
+//!     local_message = english_message;
+//! }
+//! println!("{}", local_message);
+//! ```
+
+/// Asserts that the condition is always true and returns its actual value.
+///
+/// If the condition is true does nothing and and evaluates to true.
+///
+/// If the condition is false:
+/// * panics if `force` feature or `debug_assertions` are enabled,
+/// * logs an error if the `tracing` feature is enabled,
+/// * evaluates to false.
+///
+/// Accepts `format!` style arguments.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! always {
+    ($cond:expr) => {
+        $crate::always!($cond, "assertion failed: {}", stringify!($cond))
+    };
+
+    ($cond:expr, $fmt:literal $($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        let cond = $cond;
+        if cfg!(debug_assertions) || $crate::assert::__FORCE {
+            assert!(cond, $fmt $($arg)*);
+        }
+        if !cond {
+            $crate::assert::__tracing_error!($fmt $($arg)*);
+        }
+        cond
+    }};
+}
+
+/// Asserts that the condition is never true and returns its actual value.
+///
+/// If the condition is false does nothing and and evaluates to false.
+///
+/// If the condition is true:
+/// * panics if `force` feature or `debug_assertions` are enabled,
+/// * logs an error if the `tracing` feature is enabled,
+/// * evaluates to true.
+///
+/// Accepts `format!` style arguments.
+///
+/// Empty condition is equivalent to false:
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// never!("oups") ~= unreachable!("oups")
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! never {
+    (true $($tt:tt)*) => { $crate::never!((true) $($tt)*) };
+    (false $($tt:tt)*) => { $crate::never!((false) $($tt)*) };
+    () => { $crate::never!("assertion failed: entered unreachable code") };
+    ($fmt:literal $(, $($arg:tt)*)?) => {{
+        if cfg!(debug_assertions) || $crate::assert::__FORCE {
+            unreachable!($fmt $(, $($arg)*)?);
+        }
+        $crate::assert::__tracing_error!($fmt $(, $($arg)*)?);
+    }};
+
+    ($cond:expr) => {{
+        let cond = !$crate::always!(!$cond);
+        cond
+    }};
+
+    ($cond:expr, $fmt:literal $($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        let cond = !$crate::always!(!$cond, $fmt $($arg)*);
+        cond
+    }};
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub use tracing::error as __tracing_error;
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub const __FORCE: bool = cfg!(feature = "force-always-assert");
diff --git a/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs b/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs
index 04c2153abf..8313e1871f 100644
--- a/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ use std::io as sio;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::{cmp::Ordering, ops, time::Instant};
 
-pub mod anymap;
 mod macros;
+
+pub mod anymap;
+pub mod assert;
 pub mod non_empty_vec;
 pub mod panic_context;
 pub mod process;
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ pub mod rand;
 pub mod thin_vec;
 pub mod thread;
 
-pub use always_assert::{always, never};
 pub use itertools;
 
 #[inline(always)]