diff --git a/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php b/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
index 1b65fdbbf..f21b96530 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
@@ -816,8 +816,6 @@ class Reconciler
     ): void {
         $not = $assertion[0] === '!';
 
-        $safe_assertion = $assertion;
-
         if ($not) {
             $assertion = substr($assertion, 1);
         }
@@ -841,7 +839,7 @@ class Reconciler
                             . ' for ' . $key
                             . ' is ' . ($not ? 'never ' : 'always ') . $assertion,
                         $code_location,
-                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $safe_assertion
+                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $assertion
                     ),
                     $suppressed_issues
                 )) {
@@ -854,7 +852,7 @@ class Reconciler
                             . ' for ' . $key
                             . ' is ' . ($not ? 'never ' : 'always ') . $assertion,
                         $code_location,
-                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $safe_assertion
+                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $assertion
                     ),
                     $suppressed_issues
                 )) {
@@ -869,7 +867,7 @@ class Reconciler
                             . ' for ' . $key
                             . ' is ' . ($not ? 'always ' : 'never ') . $assertion,
                         $code_location,
-                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $safe_assertion
+                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $assertion
                     ),
                     $suppressed_issues
                 )) {
@@ -882,7 +880,7 @@ class Reconciler
                             . ' for ' . $key
                             . ' is never ' . $assertion,
                         $code_location,
-                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $safe_assertion
+                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $assertion
                     );
                 } else {
                     $issue = new TypeDoesNotContainType(
@@ -890,7 +888,7 @@ class Reconciler
                             . ' for ' . $key
                             . ' is ' . ($not ? 'always ' : 'never ') . $assertion,
                         $code_location,
-                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $safe_assertion
+                        $old_var_type_string . ' ' . $assertion
                     );
                 }