Revert unintended change around assert #249

Job	Run time
Linux (JDK 21)	1m 20s
Linux (JDK 11), Pacific/Chatham Timezone	1m 19s
Linux (JDK 17)	1m 19s
Linux (JDK 22)	1m 19s
Linux (JDK 8), latest Guava, America/New_York Timezone	3m 26s
Linux (JDK 8), oldest Guava, America/New_York Timezone	3m 35s
Windows (JDK 17)	3m 56s
Windows (JDK 21)	1m 45s
Windows (JDK 8)	3m 51s
Error Prone (JDK 11), latest Guava	3m 31s
Linux (JDK 11), Avatica main	3m 28s
CheckerFramework (JDK 11)	1m 20s
CheckerFramework (JDK 11), oldest Guava	1m 18s
Druid Tests	1m 26s
Linux (JDK 8) Slow Tests	0s
macOS (JDK 21)	3m 30s
	36m 23s

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