diff --git a/packages/exo/src/exo-tools.js b/packages/exo/src/exo-tools.js
index 3801db33e6..41b83a04be 100644
--- a/packages/exo/src/exo-tools.js
+++ b/packages/exo/src/exo-tools.js
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ export const defendPrototype = (
       ...(symbolMethodGuards &&
         fromEntries(getCopyMapEntries(symbolMethodGuards))),
     });
-    assert(methodGuards !== undefined);
     defaultGuards = dg;
     {
       const methodGuardNames = ownKeys(methodGuards);
diff --git a/packages/pass-style/src/make-far.js b/packages/pass-style/src/make-far.js
index 70b6d0e6bd..b14296bb68 100644
--- a/packages/pass-style/src/make-far.js
+++ b/packages/pass-style/src/make-far.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ harden(Remotable);
  * TODO Name to be bikeshed. Perhaps even whether it is a
  * string or symbol to be bikeshed.
  *
- * TODO Beware that an exo's interface can change across an upgrade,
+ * HAZARD: Beware that an exo's interface can change across an upgrade,
  * so remotes that cache it can become stale.
  */
 export const GET_METHOD_NAMES = Symbol.for('getMethodNames');