diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTexture.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTexture.cpp
index e3152b1fdd..363e4a8f38 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTexture.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTexture.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ GLBackend::GLTexture::~GLTexture() {
     if (_transferrable) {
         uint16 mipCount = usedMipLevels();
         Q_ASSERT(_textureCountByMips.count(mipCount));
-        if (0 == --_textureCountByMips[mipCount]) {
+        auto& numTexturesForMipCount = _textureCountByMips[mipCount];
+        --numTexturesForMipCount;
+        if (0 == numTexturesForMipCount) {
             _textureCountByMips.erase(mipCount);
             if (mipCount == _currentMaxMipCount) {
                 _currentMaxMipCount = _textureCountByMips.rbegin()->first;
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp
index 2a3bf5bca8..2d6113ad63 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/VrMenu.cpp
@@ -236,5 +236,5 @@ void VrMenu::removeAction(QAction* action) {
     QQuickMenuBase* qmlItem = reinterpret_cast<QQuickMenuBase*>(item);
     bool invokeResult = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(menu, "removeItem", Qt::DirectConnection,
         Q_ARG(QQuickMenuBase*, qmlItem));
-    //Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
+    Q_ASSERT(invokeResult);
 }