diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/bind.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/bind.rs
index c643611a9..a6c6aa9de 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/bind.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/bind.rs
@@ -325,9 +325,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Binder<A> {
         bind_group: &Arc<BindGroup<A>>,
         offsets: &[wgt::DynamicOffset],
     ) -> &'a [EntryPayload<A>] {
-        let bind_group_id = bind_group.as_info().id();
-        log::trace!("\tBinding [{}] = group {:?}", index, bind_group_id);
-        debug_assert_eq!(A::VARIANT, bind_group_id.backend());
+        log::trace!("\tBinding [{}] = group {}", index, bind_group.error_ident());
 
         let payload = &mut self.payloads[index];
         payload.group = Some(bind_group.clone());
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/query.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/query.rs
index 96831c1d1..cae18a84a 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/query.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/query.rs
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ impl<A: HalApi> QueryResetMap<A> {
         &mut self,
         raw_encoder: &mut A::CommandEncoder,
         query_set_storage: &Storage<QuerySet<A>>,
-        backend: wgt::Backend,
     ) -> Result<(), id::QuerySetId> {
         for (query_set_id, (state, epoch)) in self.map.drain() {
-            let id = Id::zip(query_set_id, epoch, backend);
+            let id = Id::zip(query_set_id, epoch, A::VARIANT);
             let query_set = query_set_storage.get(id).map_err(|_| id)?;
 
             debug_assert_eq!(state.len(), query_set.desc.count as usize);
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
index cb8141f73..7082e605a 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
@@ -2435,11 +2435,7 @@ impl Global {
 
             cmd_buf_data
                 .pending_query_resets
-                .reset_queries(
-                    transit,
-                    &query_set_guard,
-                    cmd_buf.device.info.id().backend(),
-                )
+                .reset_queries(transit, &query_set_guard)
                 .map_err(RenderCommandError::InvalidQuerySet)
                 .map_pass_err(PassErrorScope::QueryReset)?;
 
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
index 062bb30bc..fed39d3ad 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
@@ -569,8 +569,6 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
         desc: &resource::BufferDescriptor,
         transient: bool,
     ) -> Result<Buffer<A>, resource::CreateBufferError> {
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.as_info().id().backend(), A::VARIANT);
-
         self.check_is_valid()?;
 
         if desc.size > self.limits.max_buffer_size {
@@ -679,8 +677,6 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
         format_features: wgt::TextureFormatFeatures,
         clear_mode: resource::TextureClearMode<A>,
     ) -> Texture<A> {
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.as_info().id().backend(), A::VARIANT);
-
         Texture {
             inner: Snatchable::new(resource::TextureInner::Native { raw: hal_texture }),
             device: self.clone(),
@@ -710,8 +706,6 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
         hal_buffer: A::Buffer,
         desc: &resource::BufferDescriptor,
     ) -> Buffer<A> {
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.as_info().id().backend(), A::VARIANT);
-
         Buffer {
             raw: Snatchable::new(hal_buffer),
             device: self.clone(),